Rogers City Elementary students were shocked to discover how much trash was really on their city beach. As part of their B-WET supported place-based stewardship education, students learned about the impact marine debris has on the environment. Their original estimate of how much trash they would find was must lower than the more than 1,000 pieces they collected!
Students were able to connect with city government to share their plan to clean up the city beach and why they wanted to do it. Local officials were impressed and grateful! The impact of this day is still showing up as many students pick up trash wherever they see it, like their playground and yards.
Here is a link to a post we shared on Instagram at the time of the clean up: click here!
75 Students are involved in this project.
Rogers City, MI
