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School Examples

School Children Helping the Habitat Fourth grade students at Roland-Story Elementary School decided to do an action project to help endangered species. After research and discussion, the class decided to help with the Trumpeter Swan Restoration Project and to raise awareness of the importance of wetlands for wildlife habitat.


Students helping Trumpeter Swans In addition to raising money and educating others about Trumpeter Swans, they formed a partnership with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the Pella Windows factory in Story City to help a nesting pair of swans. The students helped to construct a nesting platform on one of the ponds at the Pella site so a pair of swans living there could have a safe place to raise their young.

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