As part of the Milton's Evergreen School program, the City recently awarded Birmingham Falls Elementary School and Cambridge High School each a $500 grant to further their work in environmental education.

Birmingham Falls is using their grant funds to purchase supplies for a new Adopt a Stream initiative for fifth grade. Teachers and parent volunteers will be trained in biological and chemical water testing by a water department representative from Fulton County. Educators will be able to assist the students in monitoring the water quality of a stream on the school's campus on an ongoing basis. Additionally, some of the funds will be used for the installation of rain barrels in the school's courtyard area.

Cambridge High School was the other Milton school that received the environmental education grant. To encourage the school to try to reduce the tremendous amount of paper, plastic and cardboard used, a grant was given to Cambridge to expand their classroom recycling program and to fund an organic garden.