Cool Projects U.S. Gulf States - Louisiana

Coast to Classroom

Contact: Tricia LeBlanc. Director of Education & Volunteers

Audubon Aquarium of the Americas educators are "traveling" (via online classes) across the Gulf States to teach students, who may not otherwise be exposed to the ocean environment, about Gulf issues. Audubon Nature Institute is giving students across the Gulf States quite the environmental experience!
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Estuarine & Marine Lab Awareness Program

Contact: Myron Fischer, Biologist Supervisor

The Louisiana Dept. of Wildlife & Fisheries is engaging local school and community groups with a new Marine Lab Awareness Program. Participants in the program explore the estuary environment and learn about organisms as well as laboratory techniques. (The new Marine Lab will be finished in May 2009, ready to educate the public about the wonders of the environment around them.)
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Going Beyond the Bayou

Contact: Jennifer Conover, co-Principal Investigator

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) takes students Beyond the Bayou where they conduct environmental exploration through field-based and stewardship activities. Students learn about issues of water quality, nutrients and conservation as a context for learning science by putting it into practice.
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Keep Your Eye on the Prize: Contest

Contact: americaswetland@mcopr.com

Americas Wetland Foundation conducts contests to help preserve habitat that is shrinking fast. Louisiana students in grades 4-12, are eligible to compete in the "Keep Your Eye on the Prize" Student Art, Photo, and Essay Contest which was created to emphasize the importance of Louisiana's coastal wetlands, known as America's WETLAND. To view winning artwork from the Keep Your Eye on the Prize Contest and for information on upcoming contests, please visit the above website.
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