Bringing A Creek Back To Life
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With a little hard work, a group of California high school students were able to bring something dead back to life.
Fifteen years ago, Adobe Creek was just a dry gully. No fish could live there because there was no water. The city had cut it off.
So a teacher named Tom Furrer put his students to work. As a science project, they cleared out trash, planted trees, and got Adobe Creek's water supply reconnected. In a few years, this creek—once dead—came alive again. There are even fish there now.
"I wanted to show them if you work together you can make a positive difference," Furrer said.
"It's about us wanting to make the world we live in a better place," added one student.
They've sure made a difference for Adobe Creek.
From 'In The News' with CBS News Correspondent Dan Raviv. ©1998, CBS Worldwide Inc., All Rights Reserved