Saco Students Discuss and Debate the Jetty at Mock City Meeting

Fourth grade students from C.K. Burns in Saco engaged in scientific and civic discourse during a mock city meeting at Saco City Hall on Tuesday.

In a program spearheaded by The Ecology School, students were seated into groups, portraying residents from different sectors of the community – including bait and tackle shop owners, bed and breakfast owners, people in the lobstering industry, shoreline residents, bird biologists, and residents living along the upper Saco River.

Meg Edstrom Jones, director of educational partnerships at The Ecology School, portrayed a scientist who discussed the Saco Jetty. She talked about both the historical and scientific aspects of the structure, explaining that it was built to create a clear shipping channel in the Saco River, but over the years has negatively impacted the shoreline and caused beach erosion. Read the full article here.