youth wetlands education and outreach program training future leaders to save america’s treasure
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Youth Wetlands Education and Outreach Program
Youth Wetlands Education and Outreach Program
Training Future Leaders to Save America’s Treasure
Training Future Leaders to Save America’s Treasure
Goals of the Youth Wetlands Education and Outreach Program
Goals of the Youth Wetlands Education and Outreach Program
• To instill within students the complexities and consequences of continued unprecedented loss of wetlands on the citizens of Louisiana,
• To instill in students that they are ambassadors for responsible environmental stewardship of Louisiana’s natural resources, and
• To encourage forward thinking, that results in positive actions, in demonstrating that “Louisiana’s wetland loss is the nation’s wetland loss.”
• To instill within students the complexities and consequences of continued unprecedented loss of wetlands on the citizens of Louisiana,
• To instill in students that they are ambassadors for responsible environmental stewardship of Louisiana’s natural resources, and
• To encourage forward thinking, that results in positive actions, in demonstrating that “Louisiana’s wetland loss is the nation’s wetland loss.”
Objectives of the Youth Wetlands Education and
Outreach Program
Objectives of the Youth Wetlands Education and
Outreach Program• Develop hands-on environmental based lesson
plans for grades 4-12 • Provide opportunities for service-learning wetland
restoration activities • Provide field-based, hands-on experiences to
youth during organized restoration projects held across the state and during participation in overnight camps
• Conduct trainings for educators and provide in-classroom and field assistance that results in successful program implementation
• Develop hands-on environmental based lesson plans for grades 4-12
• Provide opportunities for service-learning wetland restoration activities
• Provide field-based, hands-on experiences to youth during organized restoration projects held across the state and during participation in overnight camps
• Conduct trainings for educators and provide in-classroom and field assistance that results in successful program implementation
Program EnrollmentProgram Enrollment2007 – 2009• Year 1:
– 22,000 students in 45 parishes• Years 2 & 3:
– Averaged 52,000 in 55 parishes – Averaged 1000 teachers
2010• 964 teachers • 55,000 students in 58 parishes
2011• 1039 teachers • 80,000 students in 58 parishes
2012• 950 teachers • 71,000 students in 59 parishes
2007 – 2009• Year 1:
– 22,000 students in 45 parishes• Years 2 & 3:
– Averaged 52,000 in 55 parishes – Averaged 1000 teachers
2010• 964 teachers • 55,000 students in 58 parishes
2011• 1039 teachers • 80,000 students in 58 parishes
2012• 950 teachers • 71,000 students in 59 parishes
Classroom MaterialsClassroom Materials
Curriculum Binder– General wetlands
information– All lessons for
4th – 12th grades– Updated every year– GLE table
Curriculum Binder– General wetlands
information– All lessons for
4th – 12th grades– Updated every year– GLE table
Educational supplies– Classroom materials– Laboratory supplies– Field materials– Educational videos– “Wet Work” video
Educational supplies– Classroom materials– Laboratory supplies– Field materials– Educational videos– “Wet Work” video
Classroom EnrichmentClassroom Enrichment
Vegetative PlantingsVegetative Plantings
Service ProjectsService Projects
Summer CampsSummer Camps
Educational OutreachEducational Outreach
Program RecognitionProgram Recognition
• USDA National Program of Distinction
• 2011 USFWS Connecting Youth with Natural Resources Conservation Education
• National Promising Practices Guide for Science in Urban Communities (2011)
• 2011 CRCL Coastal Stewardship Award• Wet Work Video Program:
– 2011 Southeast Regional Winner (NAE4-HA)– 2011 National Winner (NAE4-HA)– 2010 Governor’s Conservation Award
• USDA National Program of Distinction
• 2011 USFWS Connecting Youth with Natural Resources Conservation Education
• National Promising Practices Guide for Science in Urban Communities (2011)
• 2011 CRCL Coastal Stewardship Award• Wet Work Video Program:
– 2011 Southeast Regional Winner (NAE4-HA)– 2011 National Winner (NAE4-HA)– 2010 Governor’s Conservation Award
Youth Wetlands Program 2011-2012 Timeline
Date Activity
August Online registration opens for the 2011-2012 Youth Wetlands Program
October Registration closes
February Youth Wetlands materials delivered to agents
March Distribution of Youth Wetlands Program supplies to teachers
April 23 – 27 Youth Wetlands Week 2012
Throughout Program Year
Organize wetland restoration field trips, educational booths, and activity days across the state
Partners and SponsorsPartners and Sponsors• Louisiana OCPR• Louisiana DNR• Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program
(BTNEP)• Louisiana State University (LSU) College of Education • LSU School of Plant, Soil, and Environmental Science
(SPESS)• Louisiana Sea Grant College Program• Ponchartrain Institute for Environmental Sciences• Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service (CSREES)• Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, Restoration Act
(CWPPRA) • Entergy• LaBranche Wetland Watchers• Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana
• Louisiana OCPR• Louisiana DNR• Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program
(BTNEP)• Louisiana State University (LSU) College of Education • LSU School of Plant, Soil, and Environmental Science
(SPESS)• Louisiana Sea Grant College Program• Ponchartrain Institute for Environmental Sciences• Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service (CSREES)• Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, Restoration Act
(CWPPRA) • Entergy• LaBranche Wetland Watchers• Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana
Additional InformationAdditional Information
www.lsuagcenter.com/yww
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