Students assist Game and Fish

Green River High School students recently assisted the Wyoming Game and Fish Department with collecting Russian olive and tamarisk growth information along the Green River through town.

Biology teacher Allison Baas said her college prep biology class has assisted with the data collection for the past three years as part of their ecology unit.

"The class submits their data and findings to the Game and Fish to allow for observations of trends in vegetation along the Green River," Baas said. "This is a part of a wider study and the students get real-world immersion into the field of ecology."

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