‘Mammoth Penny Push’ benefits Tule Springs Fossil Beds — PHOTOS

LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

9 years ago

Fourth-grader Kaiden Hansen looks at a replica of a Mammoth tooth from Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument at Eva Wolfe Elementary School in Las Vegas on Friday, April 15, 2016. (Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow @bleblancphoto

Students in Mrs. Rowe’s 4th grade class look at seashells and fossils from Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument at Eva Wolfe Elementary School in Las Vegas on Friday, April 15, 2016. (Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow @bleblancphoto

Students and faculty walk past a replica of skull from a sabertooth cat from Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument at Eva Wolfe Elementary School in Las Vegas on Friday, April 15, 2016. (Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow @bleblancphoto

Jon Burpee, Superintendent of Tule Springs National Fossil Beds National Monument, speaks with students from Mrs. Rowe’s fourth-grade class at Eva Wolfe Elementary School in Las Vegas on Friday, April 15, 2016. (Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow @bleblancphoto

Students at Eva Wolfe Elementary School got up close and personal with the valley’s history on Friday, examining fossil replicas from Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument.

The event helped launch the “Mammoth Penny Push” campaign to raise funds for the monument. Students will be collecting spare change to contribute to maintenance and restoration at the monument, and classes will compete for prizes for raising the most money, according to a school district news release.

Students and their families are also invited to participate in a clean-up day at the monument on April 30.