Marais Des Cygnes River Trekkers
School Address:
508 NE Main Street, P.O. Box 158 P.O. Box 158
Melvern, KS
66510
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Contact Name:
Lori Puckett
Email
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Phone:
(785) 549-3313
Fax:
(785) 549-3576
Education level or type:
High School
Education level (Other):
k-12
School Name:
Marais Des Cygnes Valley High School
School District Name and Number:
USD #456-Marais Des Cygnes Valley School
Accomplishments:
National PLT/U.S. Forest Service Department of Agriculture Press Release, February 23, 2011:
Green Works! PollinatorLIVE grant: $1000 pollinator garden grant
"Students raised matching funds for the project by establishing a youth-led cookie business. In addition to creating the garden, students will collect data and enter field observances into ProjectBudBurst, a national database that allows participants to record plants and observation sites, to be monitored throughout the year. During 2011, community events such as a bike race and river walk will incorporate a pollinator theme."
In addition to the pollinator grant; Waste Management Grant, Melvern Riverfront Park and Trails bike race, Melvern Riverfront Park and Trails 1K and 3K walk/run, Freedom Cookie Company (youth-led business partnership), Friends of the Trail partnership, Stream Assessment Workshop, Environmental Education curriculum
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