2003
NEWS ARCHIVE
Louisiana
Wetlands & Students To Be Featured On Estuary Live!
September 15, 2003
Louisiana’s
wetlands and a Louisiana Sea Grant project to conserve them will
be featured on Estuary Live!, a one-hour interactive field trip
into Louisiana’s Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary at
11:45 a.m. on September 26, 2003.
What
is Estuary Live?
Estuary Live!
is an interactive virtual field trip accessible via the internet
for classrooms and individuals around the country. Students and
individuals have the opportunity to participate by submitting
online questions for scientists and other experts. Teachers may
register for a class to participate in the broadcast at http://www.estuarylive.org
by clicking on “START HERE” and following instructions.
This is a 50-minute, free interactive broadcast experience.
Why
take this virtual field trip?
This is an
opportunity to learn about Louisiana’s Barataria-Terrebonne
Estuary. Participation in other Estuary Live field trips add information
about the many different estuaries around the nation filmed at
Elmer’s Island, La.; Pimilco Sound, N.C., Slough, Ore.;
Charlotte Harbor, Fla.; Galveston Bay, Tex.; Great Bay, N.J.;
Puget Sound, Wa.; and North Inlet, S.C.
What
will the nation see and learn about the Barataria-Terrebonne estuary?
- The former
hideout of Jean Lafitte the pirate.
- The rich
bounty of shrimp, redfish, crabs and oysters, offshore oil rigs,
pelicans and other resident and migratory birds.
- The levees
that protect these fragile wetlands and why this national estuary
is “the fastest disappearing landmass in the world”.
- Restoration
efforts by students from Montegut Middle School who have been
planting black mangrove plants in declining wetlands as part
of the Coastal Roots Program. They are among students at 17
Louisiana schools participating in wetland restoration through
Louisiana Sea Grant’s Coastal Roots Project.
How
can teachers, students, and individuals learn more?
Pre-show and
post-show standards-based education activities are available online
to supplement the online experience at http:www.estuaries.gov/louisiana5.html.
For more information
about Louisiana’s field trip during this national event,
contact Deborah Shultz at Barataria-Terrebonne Estuary Program
at Deborah@btnep.org or
Dianne Lindstedt at Louisiana Sea Grant College Program at dlindst@lsu.edu.
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