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Published May 21, 2012, 12:00 AM

PHOTO GALLERY: Discovery Trail Project at River Crest Elementary


From the left, at the Discovery Trail head, are Erik Small, Chase Kloster, Zeke Myers, Gabby Myers and Lily Trainer. All are fifth-grade students at River Crest Elementary School. Photos by Margaret A. Ontl

  • From the left, at the Discovery Trail head, are Erik Small, Chase Kloster, Zeke Myers, Gabby Myers and Lily Trainer. All are fifth-grade students at River Crest Elementary School. Photos by Margaret A. Ontl
  • From the left are Lily Trainer, Gabby Myers, Ezekiel Myers, Erik Small and Chase Kloster. They worked on a service learning project all year. The results include in the foreground, laminated Discovery Trail Guides, a check-out sheet for teachers and the 106 page Discovery Trail Study Guide which is filled with age appropriate activities for all students at River Crest Elementary.
  • Lily Trainer points out the Chair Tree so named because of its unusual shape.
  • Chase Kloster, left, and Gabby Myers point out the twisted tree.
  • Erik Small reads the segment on the trail guide about the stormwater basin.
  • Zeke Myers researches fungus such as this one growing on the tree in the background.
  • One of the stops on the trail is to examine this fungus.
  • Tree swallows nest along the Discovery Trail.