A team of students from the Arizona State University Polytech campus in Mesa were recently awarded a grant thanks to their research on desert soils.
Affectionately known as “Red Dirt Girls,” the team studied dirt soils on campus from February to May and how their findings could be applied to the desert environment at large.
They were one of the many recipients of a grant from the Mesa Youth Climate Action Fund, which gave out almost $100,000 in grant money to various youth-oriented climate groups in Mesa.
