The Atlantic High School special needs
students, in cooperation with the Atlantic High Horticulture
Department, University of Florida IFAS, and Volusia County
Environmental Management, recently planted several hundred
coastal dune plants at Lighthouse Point Park in Ponce Inlet. The
project was funded through a grant from the Volusia County Tree
Replacement Trust Account, which provides small grants for the
planting of native trees and plants in Volusia County. The
project was a great success and the students learned basic
horticultural skills as well as the value of our fragile coastal
ecosystem.