Timberland Students Paint Propane Pig

Art students at teamed up with the St. Charles County Parks Department to paint the pig. 

And it's not what you think. It was a pig formed out of a recycled propane tank.

“The tank washed up onto one of our parks by the river,” said Ben Grossman, Natural Resource Supervisor for the Parks Department. “We’re creating a lot of items out of recycled materials, and the pig will eventually be a feature in our Nature Explore Classroom.”

Fine Arts Department Chair Crystal Wing and the Timberland Art Club accepted the challenge of decorating the 200 pound piece of art.

“We came up with the theme ‘When pigs fly,' so we put the sky and the clouds on it, and we decided any of our students could paint a symbol that represented them,” said Art Club President Kelcie Voelkl. “We were given the pig by the Parks Department, it’s nice that we get to decorate it so they can put it in the park for kids to enjoy.”

After the pig is painted, it will be installed in the educational Nature Explore Classroom at Towne Park, 100 Towne Park Drive, off of Highway 61, near .

The Nature Explore Classroom will be a nature-based play and learning space, which supports skill development in children by reconnecting them to the outdoors.

Towne Park is scheduled to open to the public in late spring. For more information about St. Charles County Parks, visit www.stccparks.org or call 636-949-7535.