In 1993 the school enlisted the Army Corps of Engineers to construct an earthen and steel dam to impound the water to original levels. The school now has a 12.5 acre wetland within 300 feet of their school building. The school plans to build an elevated wooden walkway and dock for access to the wetland. Science teachers incorporate aquatic invertebrate studies, water quality studies, and habitat inventories into their curriculum.
English teachers look at the foundations of Midwest literature.
Math skills are used to determine water volume, water depth, slope of land, and acreage. In social studies, students may look at the historical use of land in their region of the state and study how nature continues to affect the economy and societal trends of people. The wetland is bordered by mature jack pine on the north and west and by alders on the east. 7th inclusion Pam Roiger, 6th Social Studies Ken Schreiber, 8th Science Angie Nistler, Special Ed.