WHAT WE DO
The Wetlands Discovery Center serves as a hub to increase awareness of the plight of Louisiana’s wetlands and the people that live there.
Revolutionizing Coastal Education
Our program staff of Environmental Scientists develop and implement place-based lessons that empower students to navigate the environmental challenges they face as residents of coastal Louisiana.
ENVISIONING THE FUTURE
By inspiring the next generation of environmental scientist leaders to develop innovative technologies, we are fostering solutions that can make a real difference.
ENVIronmental heritage
We live at a unique intersection of environment and culture. Environmental Heritage comes with the great responsibility of ensuring that future generations will be able to enjoy what this land and water have given us for decades.
WHAT WE OFFER
Because Southeast Louisiana is one of the most rapidly changing areas of the world, we have a responsibility to educate and empower our students to be creative problem solvers.
The South Louisiana 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.
CONTACT
7910 Park Ave.
Houma, LA 70364
985-580-7289
jforet@slwdc.org