EPISODE · Oct 7, 2022 · 54 MIN
Environmental Change-Makers of the Wetland Watchers
from The Power of Young People · host nylc
On this week's show meet Harry Hurst Middle School teacher Barry "the Alligator Man" Guillot and 8th-grade students Laila Gurley and Holly Avocato. The trio is part of The LaBranche Wetland Watchers, a service-learning project which was started many years ago as a way to utilize the beautiful Louisiana wetlands as an outdoor classroom where students could be fully immersed in science while learning about the many values of the wetlands and the many challenges that they face. Hear their inspiring stories of how young people are tackling everything from hurricane destruction to cultural preservation.
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On this week's show meet Harry Hurst Middle School teacher Barry "the Alligator Man" Guillot and 8th-grade students Laila Gurley and Holly Avocato. The trio is part of The LaBranche Wetland Watchers, a service-learning project which was started many years ago as a way to utilize the beautiful Louisiana wetlands as an outdoor classroom where students could be fully immersed in science while learning about the many values of the wetlands and the many challenges that they face. Hear their inspiring stories of how young people are tackling everything from hurricane destruction to cultural preservation.
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