On Friday, October 16, 17 groups provided information at the Environmental Expo hosted by Whanganui Girls College.
These are part of the 20 organisations in the new Whanganui E3 directory.
Almost 100 students aged 9 to 14 and their teachers/kaiako took the opportunity to ask questions and pick up information between rotating through practical workshops in the 9.30am to 2.30pm day.
The workshops included a demonstration of making produce bags (Whanganui Girls College), using natural and upcycled toys (Whanganui Museum) plus a chance to check out skills with DoC's "Tim the Toolman" ranger.
Learning opportunities included best practice recycling (WRRC), recognising freshwater invertebrates (Horizons RC), the value of increasing biodiversity (Tarapuruhi Bushy Park) and benefits of a forest school (ECO school).