Students from 4th grade through high
school in south Louisiana are taking part in this project by establishing
wetland plant nurseries at their schools. Students are growing
native plant seedlings that they will plant in a coastal habitat
restoration project in south Louisiana.
Students are working with
a variety of seeds, including
the water oak,
southern baldcypress,
southern wax myrtle,
black mangrove,
red mulberry,
and Spartina alterniflora grass - just to name a few.
In the
spring and fall of 2007, 708 students in grades 4-12 and 110
adults/chaperone participated in 16 restoration plantings at sites in
Louisiana. They transplanted a total of 2,929 tree seedlings and 6,230
grass plugs. To see images from each of these plantings,
click here!
Click here to
view the video of some inspired St. Joseph Academy students rapping
about Coastal Roots!
(coming soon!)
