Delta College
Tier2-2: Wildlife Habitat

In April 2008, the College embarked on a major upgrade to its rainwater management. An earlier environmental impact study indicated various aquatic organisms which would benefit from the improved ecosystem changes. Therefore, a significant part of the project incorporated native seed and aquatic plantings to aid in attracting water habitat like frogs, toads, muskrat, fish, and spring peepers. The area is utilized by students and faculty for field observation and laboratory study of the various aquatic habitats and micro systems. Science classes study the success of returning bugs and animals. The campus outdoor learning laboratory promotes ‘respectful learning’ which means faculty incorporate ‘no collection unless absolutely sure’ and absolutely no harassment or persecution of wildlife along the lines of "the unknowing eye cannot see" (Murie).Coursework observes all these principles in depth. The college’s campus grounds include 436 undeveloped natural acres of trees and fields which serves as home to deer, wild turkey, and other wildlife. Some of acreage is divided among three rental contracts to local farms for the production of agriculture. Each farm supports resource responsible farming and exercises low-to-no-tillage, leaving stalks and stubbles on the surface of the soil. This practice reduces soil erosion by the wind and provides wildlife refuge.