Water Festival

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There was no shortage of water at the Sixth Annual Water Festival on Friday, May 9, but that didn't stop 36 teachers from four counties and nearly 900 fifth graders from having fun. New exhibitors this year included the National Weather Service, Calhoun County Soil and Water Conservation District, Water CAMPWS, SIU-Edwardsville, Southwestern High School (led by former NGRREC intern Debbie Gaffney), the Illinois Natural History Survey Mobile Science Center, the Illinois Petroleum Resource Board, the Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge, and College for Kids and The Bridge LCCC