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Clay County naturalist interns showcase wildlife programs, prairie restoration to commission
Summary
Parks Director John Davis introduced college interns from the Smithville Lake Nature Center at a Clay County Commission meeting, where they described outreach programs, prairie restoration work and animal-ambassador education; staff said interns are now county part-time employees after a recent budget adjustment.
John Davis, parks director for Clay County, introduced five college interns from the Smithville Lake Nature Center and described the county naturalist program at a Clay County Commission meeting. The interns demonstrated live animals, explained outreach programs and outlined prairie and habitat work the parks department conducts.
Davis said the naturalist program is managed by three full-time employees and supported by college and high-school interns. "Tonight, we wanted to kinda give you a special program, update about our naturalist program that we've had for many years," Davis said, adding the program helps run educational presentations, water monitoring and maintenance of about 150 acres of prairie grass.
The interns described the educational focus and gave examples of animals and topics used in programs. Jackson Cartwright, a senior at Missouri Western…
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