Master puppeteers

Local third-graders make papiér-mâché animals for upcoming Endangered Species Faire.

Third-graders at Little Chico Creek Elementary School got a chance last month (April 22) to prep for the Butte Environmental Council’s upcoming Endangered Species Faire. From left: Aspen Barndollar works on a papiér-mâché vaquita while Ahlyssa Larios finishes up her green turtle and Annabelle Carney shows off her pangolin, based on a photograph. The students will get a chance to parade their puppets during the Procession of the Species at this year’s fair on May 7, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at One-Mile Recreation Area.

Third-graders at Little Chico Creek Elementary School got a chance last month (April 22) to prep for the Butte Environmental Council’s upcoming Endangered Species Faire. From left: Aspen Barndollar works on a papiér-mâché vaquita while Ahlyssa Larios finishes up her green turtle and Annabelle Carney shows off her pangolin, based on a photograph. The students will get a chance to parade their puppets during the Procession of the Species at this year’s fair on May 7, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at One-Mile Recreation Area.

Photo by John Domogma