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California Elementary Students Raise Funds to Protect Bald Eagle Habitat
Fourth and fifth graders at John Baldwin Elementary School in Danville have launched a campaign to raise awareness and money for the bald eagle nesting area in Big Bear Valley. The effort supports a $10 million fundraising goal by the San Bernardino Mountain Land Trust to purchase land threatened by development.
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Students at John Baldwin Elementary School in Danville, California, are raising funds and awareness to protect a bald eagle hunting area in San Bernardino National Forest's Big Bear Valley. The area is home to the bald eagles Jackie and Shadow, which have been featured on a 24/7 livestream operated by the nonprofit Friends of Big Bear Valley.
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Stinson told KGO that her students began the project after learning the habitat faced development pressure. The fourth and fifth graders have written letters to community members, celebrities, and lawmakers, posted flyers, picked up leaves, washed cars, held bake sales, and set up lemonade stands.
Teacher Nancy McCaul said the letter-writing campaign has been a positive experience. "Seeing this kind of passion in my students has honestly been a teacher's dream," McCaul stated in an emailed statement to ABC News.
The San Bernardino Mountain Land Trust is seeking $10 million to purchase the land by July 31. 3 million still needed. If the deadline is not met, the nonprofit stated it will pursue financing options that would require quarterly payments and continued fundraising. The organization described the shoreline as the last undisturbed section on the lake.
