(COLORADO SPRINGS) — On Tuesday, April 15, middle school students from Academy School District 20’s (D20) Home School Academy will help reforest a section of the burn scar in Black Forest as part of a hands-on environmental learning activity.

D20 is partnering with the Colorado State Forest Service to plant 100 tree seedlings in a section adjacent to the school campus and within the area heavily affected by the 2013 Black Forest Fire.

The Colorado State Forest Service will lead the students and guide them through the planting process. The project was facilitated by a seedling grant made earlier in the year and supports the student’s curriculum on wildlife ecology.