Melissa Frost completed a Research Experience for Teachers (RET) at the Kellogg Biological Station (KBS) LTER in 2022 and since then has remained active with the program. Today, she serves on the K-12 Partnership Teacher Advisory Board and will complete a second RET with Dr. Lauren Sullivan this summer. Recognizing the importance of bringing her research experience back to her students, Melissa collaborated with her students and district to design and establish a schoolyard prairie restoration at Buchanan High School, mirroring prairies at the KBS LTER. Currently, Melissa is