Phase 1 of Wetland Watchers Park Nearly Finished!
[caption id="attachment_551" align="aligncenter" width="1024" caption="A new 50 foot fishing pier has been added to Wetland Watchers Park!"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_552" align="aligncenter" width="1024" caption="Wetland Watchers Park brand new playground!"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_554" align="aligncenter" width="1024" caption="Wetland Watchers Park Playground"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_555" align="aligncenter" width="1024" caption="Fishing on the new pier with the picnic shelters in the background!"][/caption]
Weekly Reader Magazine Visits Louisiana!!!!
[caption id="attachment_535" align="aligncenter" width="169" caption="Weekly Reader Magzine recently took a day trip with 14 students as part of the Hurst Middle Wetland Watchers Service-Learning Project. The magzine will be coming out on September 3rd! http://www.weeklyreader.com/archive/7"][/caption] Recently, Brooke Ross, editor of Weekly Reader News, took a trip with Destrehan’s Harry Hurst Middle Wetland Watchers Service-Learning group. The purpose of this trip was to explore more about the issues and impacts of the BP Gulf oil spill to the people and wildlife of Louisiana from a kid’s perspective. The trip involved 14 students ranging from fourth grade to ninth grade representing five schools ...
WETLAND WATCHERS PARK GRAND OPENING SATURDAY OCTOBER 2!!!!
[caption id="attachment_524" align="aligncenter" width="791" caption="Saturday October 2 from noon til 3 pm join us for the grand opening of Wetland Watchers Park and the Dow Palmetto Outdoor Classroom! Amanda Shaw will play between noon and 3 pm with the cermony scheduled for 1pm!"][/caption]
Norco Resident Milton Cambre Recognized with “Spirit of the Wetlands” Award: Award Named in His Honor to be Presented Annually Through the Wetland Watchers Project!
caption id="attachment_508" align="aligncenter" width="374" caption="Norco resident, Mr. Milton Cambre recently holding the trophy after being honored by having a new annual award created in his honor and being the first recipient of the Milton L. Cambre Spirit of the Wetlands award that recognizes people in the community that go above and beyond volunteering to improve their community and environment. Photo by Irvin Weber"][/caption] Norco resident, Milton Cambre was recently awarded the first annual “Spirit of the Wetlands” award. Mr. Cambre has been an advocate of conserving and restoring the LaBranche Wetlands for over 40 years. He recognized early on how important ...
Gator Aid – Alabama Artist, Celebrities Support Wetland Watchers Service-Learning Project
Gator Aid – Alabama Artist, Celebrities Support Wetland Watchers Service-Learning Project FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Birmingham artist Don Stewart has teamed up with an energetic group of middle school students, creating a new piece of art that will help restore part of the LaBranche Wetlands along the shores of Lake Ponchartrain. The seventh and eighth graders of Harry Hurst Middle School in Destrehan, LA are working to preserve and expand the wetlands in their area through activities integrated into the curriculum led by award-winning science teacher, Barry Guillot. “Mr. Barry discovered my work hanging in the LaPlace McDonald’s restaurant, and contacted me about doing ...
NBA Hornets Save The Wetlands Night at the Hive!
[caption id="attachment_485" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="NBA New Orleans Hornets Save The Wetland Night at the Hive!"][/caption] The Hurst Middle Wetland Watchers participated in the NBA New Orleans Hornets Save the Wetlands Night at the New Orleans Arena! 216 students, teachers, and their families as well as partners from the Destrehan WISE Club and the Satellite Center had a fantastic time at the game against the LA Clippers. 60 of the Hurst students were able to go on the court to high five the players pregame and half time and our students were on the huge screen 3 times during the night hamming ...
Mrs. Rexford 7th Graders Attend Wetland Watchers Trip!
Mrs. Rexford’s seventh grade science students attended their first Wetland Watchers Service-Learning trip of the year participating in stations including physical, chemical, and biological water quality testing, planting cypress trees, touring the nature trail, participating in a GPS scavenger hunt, and hands-on opportunities with Louisiana’s most famous reptiles including an alligator, a corn snake, box turtles, and an alligator snapping turtle! We had wonderful volunteers from Dow Chemical and the Motiva Refinery facilitating stations. This is also the first time we had former Wetland Watcher students that are now part of the Destrehan High WISE Club (Wildcats Interested In Saving ...
Wetland Watchers Receive Grant Award and Present at Brown Foundation Service-Learning Kick-off Event!
Hurst Middle School Wetland Watchers received $3,555 through grants from the Joe W. and Dorothy Dorsett Brown Foundation to fund school service-learning projects. Students and teachers were able to attend the Brown Foundation Service-Learning Celebration which involved over 1,000 students and teachers from 9 Louisiana parishes. [caption id="attachment_381" align="aligncenter" width="800" caption="Alexa presents rabbit at the Brown Foundation Celebration!"][/caption]
Back in the Bayou! Wetland Watchers 8th Graders Start Off THis Year’s Service-Learning Trips!
The Hurst Middle Wetland Watchers were back in action recently as 135 8th grade students used Wetland Watchers Park as a setting for activities focused on geography, history, math, language arts, and science. As a service-learning project, students participate activities where they are meeting required academics standards as well as helping to improve our community and the environment. Students will use some of the information gained to create interpretive signage for the Wetland Watchers Park boardwalk. During the school year, students also share the knowledge they are learning from experts at University of New Orleans PIES, Dow, and Motiva to ...
Hurst Middle Wetland Watchers and Destrehan High WISE Club Trash Bash Clean-up!
[caption id="attachment_348" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="(L-R) Hurst Middle students Erin M, Elena M, Jenny P, and Amanda O pick up trash along the water’s edge. "][/caption] Forty-two volunteers representing Hurst Middle’s Wetland Watcher Project and the Destrehan High WISE (Wildcats Interested In Saving the Environment) Club worked together to clean-up the front boat launch area of the spillway. Students collected 32 bags of trash as well as plenty of larger junk. “I am always so proud of the students who volunteer for these events. There is so much going on for everyone every weekend that you have to respect all of the ...
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WETLAND WATCHERS PARK GRAND OPENING SATURDAY OCTOBER 2!!!!Saturday October 2 from noon til 3 pm join us for the grand opening of Wetland Watchers...
Mrs. Rexford 7th Graders Attend Wetland Watchers Trip!Mrs. Rexford’s seventh grade science students attended their first Wetland Watchers...
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Hurst Middle Wetland Watchers and Destrehan High WISE Club Trash Bash Clean-up!(L-R) Hurst Middle students Erin M, Elena M, Jenny P, and Amanda O pick up trash along the water’s edge. Forty-two volunteers representing Hurst Middle’s Wetland Watcher Project and the Destrehan High WISE (Wildcats Interested In Saving the Environment) Club worked together to clean-up the front boat launch area of the spillway. Students collected... [Read more of this review]
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