It was only fitting that a diverse collection of animals — a pair of tortoises, a family of hissing cockroaches, a 4-year-old possum — were able to witness a key grant presentation Friday morning on the Pittsburg State University campus.
A check for $10,000 from the Evergy Foundation will help the university’s Nature Reach program establish a summer day camp targeting kindergarten-aged children next year.
Not only will the new camp introduce local children to about 50 different animals and insects that call PSU home, but officials hope it also will spark empathetic feelings toward animals of all shapes and siz
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