After taking to the hills and speaking with local professionals, Pullman Community Montessori students say the Palouse Prairie doesn’t need to be preserved. Instead, they found the environment needs to be conserved and restored.

The charter school’s sixth and seventh grade classes have spent the school year learning about the Palouse Prairie, including its plants, animals, history and more. They decided to create a traveling museum exhibit, which can be seen at the local Grocery Outlet franchise.

Teacher David Schneider said the project was meant to engage kids with social studies and science while also letting students explore the area they live in.