Welcome to 2019! We’re a month into 2019 and EcoReach has been busy!
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On January 9th, EcoReach had the unique opportunity to both volunteer at the annual Clarke-County School District Science and Engineering fair, and present our inaugural EcoReach’s Ecology and Environmental Science award.
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During the judging, EcoReach had a science booth takeover! We brought 10 volunteers and had 5 booths running for the students and parents to walk around while waiting for the science and engineering fair results. We had a game on nocturnal vs diurnal animals, and booth on The Wonderful World of Diatoms, a matching game on zoonotic diseases found in Georgia, the challenges of dealing with plastic pollution, and an Ecology career booth.
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And finally, the officers walked around and chose our favorite science project on ecology and environmental science! A Hilmans middle school student, Ellie Crane, completed an awesome project on water quality along the Oconee river. We were so excited to present this award.