Youth Ecology and Wetlands Camp
YDCCF was proud to help support Lucas Bissett and Angler's Benefiting Louisiana's Estuaries (ABLE) to engage local students in environmental education programming that will encourage good environmental stewardship along the community's vulnerable coast. Students gained technical knowledge and hands-on experience regarding local fisheries and the coastal environment.
Corinne Bird, LSU AgCenter extension associate for youth wetlands, prepares to teach a lesson on water turbidity during a 4-H wetlands camp at Chef Menteur Pass in Orleans Parish. The camp was held July 11-14 and taught the youth about ecosystems, wetland habitats, species diversity and food web relationships. Photo by Johnny Morgan/LSU AgCenter