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Mary Root, Ventura FWO Conservation Partnerships (right) with elementary students in their Schoolyard Habitat
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FWS Assistant Regional Director Mike Fris and Ventura FWO Deputy Field Supervisor Roger Root with students from Will Rogers Elementary School in their native plant garden.
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More than 200 students participated in the planting day.
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Staff from the Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office worked alongside Santa Barbara Zoo volunteers to help the students with their plantings
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Students used sticks to stabilize their plantings.
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Devon Lang Pryor with the Santa Barbara Zoo (left) with Will Rogers Elementary School student.
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Students learn about ecology, native species, and how to care for their native plant gardens.
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Volunteers from the Santa Barbara Zoo came out to support the Schoolyard Habitat program.
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Left to right: Steve Henry, FWS, Michael Glenn, and Erica, Oxnard College volunteer.
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Students also labeled plants from previous planting years, with their common and scientific names.
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Native plants grown from previous planting seasons.
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Connecting People with Nature Coordinator Mike Glenn (Ventura FWO)
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Monkeyflower is one of many native plant species students have planted
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Ventura FWO Field Supervisor Steve Henry meets Schoolyard Habitat Program students from Will Rogers Elementary.
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More than 200 students participated in the planting day.
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Kindergarten and first grade students learn how to mulch, dig, plant and water native plants.
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Ventura FWO Field Supervisor Steve Henry presents Mrs. K with personalized Schoolyard Habitat Program gardening shovel.
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Mike Glenn, FWS, Mrs. "K", and Steve Henry, FWS.
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Schoolyard Habitat at Will Rogers Elementary School