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Grant project ideas: CreekLab
South Laurel Middle School's Creek Lab By Kim McPhetridge, Teacher, South Laurel Middle School

South Laurel Middle School purchased a new CreekLab to be used in the classroom. The school bought the lab, which cost $2,200, with a 2004 PRIDE Environmental Education Grant.

The school purchased the lab from Mike Strohm through www.teachwater.com. Mike came and set up the lab. He also went to a local creek and collected several animals to live in the lab.


Water Quality and Litter Lessons by a First-Year SAR Liaison
4th graders at Menifee County Elementary, 2004 By Angie Justice, Menifee County Community Liaison-PRIDE/SAR

I began working as Menifee County’s Saving Appalachian Resources (SAR) community liaison in September 2004. Through this wonderful program, students learn about our natural environment.

I am one of those rare people who can honestly say that I love my job! Meeting with my K-8 students each month is always a pleasure.


Freshwater mussels: Your students can make a difference
The Cumberland Bean (villosa trabilis) is thought to only exist, sporadically, in the upper Cumberland River, below Cumberland Falls. Photo by Guenter A. Schuster, Eastern Kentucky University. By Jason Nally, PRIDE Education Coordinator

The next time you are mucking along a Kentucky stream with your students, take note of the myriad of mussel shells scattered along the banks. Your students could be the last generation to see some of these fascinating creatures. Or, they could be the first generation to begin improving the mussels’ habitat.


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