On a beautiful crisp December afternoon, White River High School students and their professor Todd Miller, joined Pierce Conservation District employees for an exploration of the South Prairie Creek Preserve. The students spent the first part of their visit learning about salmon ecology, floodplain restoration and how the current efforts to restore the South Prairie Creek Preserve will improve spawning habitat for Pacific Salmon species. After lunch, the students got their hands dirty as they planted native trees and shrubs, with the intention of restoring the previous cow pastures of the Inglin Dairy farm back to native floodplain habitat.