Owen Claypool, 12, and Rick Claypool join Boy Scout Troop 860 in clearing saplings and brush for Prairie Improvement Day at Jennings Environmental Education Center in Brady Township Saturday. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Dedicated volunteers of all ages participated in Jennings Environmental Education Center’s Prairie Improvement Day Saturday in Brady Township.

The annual event was attended by over 50 volunteers, including Boy Scout Troops 33 and 860, with the purpose of managing the Blazing Star Prairie’s ecosystem.

Participants were given hedge clippers and led on a short walk to the prairie, where they proceeded to cut heavy brush and other hard-to-reach areas of the land.

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