LDWF to Host WETSHOP 2016 for Teachers July 10-15
at Grand Isle Research Lab
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
(LDWF) will hold WETSHOP 2016, a coastal awareness
workshop for science, history and social studies teachers, July 10-15 at the LDWF Grand Isle Research Lab.
The focus of this six-day workshop will be to provide
teachers with an in-depth look at issues related to wetland ecology and coastal land loss in Louisiana. Participating teachers will accrue 55 hours of instruction
covering a wide variety of topics, including wetland
ecology, fisheries management and coastal restoration.
Teachers will also spend a portion of each day in the
field learning about maritime forests, barrier island
beach ecology, coastal restoration projects, bird life,
marsh and swamp habitats and marine organisms. This
year, participants will visit one of the largest coastal
restoration projects in the world.
All participating teachers will receive Grade Level
Expectation (GLE) correlated wetland lessons and many
other educational resources from numerous sponsoring
agencies and organizations. Lodging and meals are provided once participants reach the workshop site. Upon
completion of the workshop, each participant will receive a $250 stipend. An additional stipend is available
during the Academic Year (AY) upon completion of a
wetland stewardship project.
WETSHOP is sponsored by LDWF with grant funding provided by the Barataria Terrebonne National Estuary Program (BTNEP) in conjunction with the Louisiana
Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation. In addition to this
funding, WETSHOP is a collaborative effort with partners that provide experts in the field for presentations
and educational materials. These agencies and organizations include: BTNEP, Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, Louisiana Nature Conservancy, Louisiana
Sea Grant College Program, Coastal Planning Protection and Restoration Act and Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium.
Teachers interested in WETSHOP 2016 can contact
LDWF Biologist Supervisor Angela Capello at 318-6234661 or [email protected].