Cornerstone Learning Community partnered with NASA's Artemis Program for the planting of a historic "Moon Tree", on the CLC campus. Watch the video of the planting above.
The Moon Tree is a sweet gum carried aboard the Orion capsule as a seed and germinated by the US Forest Service before making its way to its new home at CLC.
The tree was planted Monday morning.
In a news release, CLC said carrying on the legacy of the Apollo missions, the Moon Tree serves as a symbol of space exploration and environmental stewardship. An essential piece of the design of CLC is incorporating environmental and agricultural education, and the planting of the Moon Tree follows a long tradition of outstanding ecological work at CLC, with other highlights including the restoration of native longleaf pine and wiregrass ecosystems at the Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve, recently covered by CNN.
Cornerstone Learning Community is a PreK-8th grade not-for-profit private school in Tallahassee, Florida.
