Students in Kaatje Kraft’s winter quarter environmental geology class (Geology 110) researched soil and water quality at Growing Veterans' farm in Lynden. During the quarter, students visited the farm to learn about growing challenges. They developed research questions, determined how to measure and answer the questions, and then presented their findings in the final week of class to Growing Veterans staff. Three students (see photo below) also presented their results at the American Geophysical Union's national virtual poster showcase to which their abstract was accepted.

From left: Taylor Kent, WCC student and air crewman for the U.S. Navy; Sean Dalgarn, Growing Veterans volunteer coordinator; Joel Swenson, Growing Veterans peer support mentor; and WCC students Terry Welch and Silas Maclachlin. 

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