South Louisiana Wetlands Discovery Center |

Welcome to the Center

The Wetlands Discovery Center is revolutionizing how we think, teach and learn about Louisiana’s disappearing coast. Our programs focus on developing adaptation skills in our young people. By doing so, we ensure the survival of our culture along with our workforce.

Revolutionizing Coastal Education

The students of South Louisiana are ready to fight to preserve their way of life, but it is our responsibility to arm them with the tools necessary to win this battle. The Wetlands Discovery Center has an obligation to educate these students to adapt for the future. We have the opportunity to lift our young people from the water. By teaching our students adaptability, we teach them to swim and survive.

Envisioning the Future

Whether you live along Bayou Terrebonne, work along Bayou Lafourche, or celebrate in the city of New Orleans, we're all in this together. Everyone across the globe faces challenges in the place they choose to live, but the residents of coastal Louisiana face complicated issues. Our land is washing away, but that doesn't mean our next generation has to be lost too.

Environmental Heritage

We live at a very unique intersection between environment and culture where one is dependent on the other. Our Environmental Heritage comes with the great responsibility of ensuring that generations to come will be able to enjoy what this land and water have given us for decades.

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Good Earth Market Goes Online!

Since we had to cancel our Good Earth Market, we decided to create a contact list of local food/goods producers as a part of our virtual Good Earth Market.

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South Louisiana Wetlands Discovery Center

2 hours ago

Happy Earth Day! 🌎
Today we celebrate all the amazing things about Mother Earth, like 🌿WETLANDS🌿 and the animals that live in them! Our wetlands are being lost, so we must do everything we can to save these ecosystems!
What can you do to help our planet and its ecosystems❓
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South Louisiana Wetlands Discovery Center

3 days ago

SWAMP CAMP 2021 is almost here 🎉 We are excited that ConocoPhillips will be connecting with our campers again this summer! We also want to thank them for helping make camp possible through the 2021 Community Investment grant!

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South Louisiana Wetlands Discovery Center

7 days ago

Have you heard about our virtual 🌿Coastal Classroom🌿 lessons? Your kids can follow along with Mrs. Sam and Ms. Sarah as they teach this fun, interactive lesson called Our Disappearing Coast!

For more lessons, see our website: slwdc.org/programs/coastal-classroom/ ... See MoreSee Less

Our Disappearing Coast: 4th Grade Coastal Classroom

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