CONWAY — After more than a year and about 400 hours of research, design and collaboration, interpretative panels crafted by students with help from local environmental organizations were installed on the Ravine Trail behind Kennett High School.
Over 30 students, along with Kennett staff and representatives from Tin Mountain Conservation Center, Upper Saco Valley Land Trust and the White Mountain Trail Collective, gathered Wednesday for the official unveiling of interpretive panels covering topics explored by 140-plus contributing students across the disciplines at the school.
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