Students decide to create an environmental learning center on campus or in community.
They will describe in detail every plant and animal in their study area just like Lewis and Clark might have done. Community college and high school students in biology assist with layout of the site and secure necessary permits from the city and county. Students conduct a comparative study of flora and fauna in study plot before and after project implementation. They learn that cottonwood trees would grow well in their project and would benefit the community. In the fall, they receive cuttings from a forester and watch them sprout over the winter for planting in March.