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Easton Hatch, Willis Shaw Elementary School fifth-grader, collects a bucket of water during a relay race Tuesday at the Botanical Gardens of the Ozarks in Fayetteville. The Water Conservation station was part of the activities to celebrate Earth Day at the garden. More than 1,800 students from seven area schools from grades K-5 participated in the event organized by Shaw Elementary School and sponsored by the Botanical Gardens of the Ozarks and community partners.