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A student demonstrates how to make a recycled seed planter as part of her class project for the UNLESS Contest, a Philadelphia Zoo conservation initiative for grades K-12.

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The Wings of Change team from Upper Dublin High School poses with their final UNLESS Contest project.

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A student demonstrates how to make a recycled seed planter as part of her class project for the UNLESS Contest, a Philadelphia Zoo conservation initiative for grades K-12.
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