What is mwc?
My Wild Classroom consists of one acre of gardens, fields, and woods on the coast of Maine. Since moving here in 2017, we have worked to transform an acre of beautiful cultivated gardens to equally beautiful native gardens, wildlife habitat, and conservation spaces for the wild neighbors who share this land. Now, MWC strives to share both the process and practice of this wild transformation, to inspire and inform other home owners and renters who may want to do the same.
Location: Phippsburg, Maine
Telephone: (207) 570-8262
Email: [email protected]
Hours: M-F: 8am – 3pm
Learn By Doing
For nearly ten years, this land has been our very own, private university. We’ve learned botany, landscaping, and gardening. We’ve learned about birds and bees and bugs; we’ve delighted in the antics of porcupines, squirrels, foxes, skunks, deer, frogs and toads and snakes. All these wild things have left an impression on us, gifting us with new perspectives and experiences we’ll never forget. The least we could do was return their gift by restoring some of the habitat that was theirs long before we got here.
If you and your family would like to learn more about peacefully cohabitating with the wild things in your own backyard, I hope this website will provide some resources to help you in that journey.
Mission
My Wild Classroom
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A Word
From Our Principal
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– Jessica Austin
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Ecosystems and Habitats
To make the process of tracking the evolution of the landscape here at MWC, I’ve divided our acre into four types of ecosystems: gardens, meadows, ecotones, and woods. Those ecosystems are further divided into thirty discrete habitats. You can learn more about how this is broken down in the video below.
Gardens
The cultivated gardens here are what drew us to this property. Now, we’re transforming cultivated gardens into pollinator and wildlife gardens, each with specific goals and needs.
Meadow
We have one area located above our leach field where we’ve abandoned mowing. There, we’re working to establish native plants, get rid of the rampant invasives, and nurture wildlife in this special space.
Ecotone
Ecotones are the sacred in-between — the areas where one ecosystem transitions to another. Along the perimeter of the woods and meadows, life flourishes.
Woods
When we first moved here, our acre was surrounded by woods. Unfortunately, as is too common in this world, the land next to ours was purchased and developed. We are committed to protecting native species and nurturing wildlife in the woods that remain on our acre.
The Human Zone
The areas where we humans dwell is designated the ‘human zone.’ This includes our home, food garden, and workshop. While these areas are distinct from the rest of the land, we are still committed to tenets that support our goals.
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Telephone: (435) 123-3566
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School Hours: M-F: 8am – 3pm
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