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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.

Events

Swamp Camp

The South Louisiana Wetlands Discovery Center will hold its annual swamp camp from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 13-17 and June 20-24 for campers ages 9-12.

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2 weeks ago

Thanks to the Louisiana Iris Conservation Initiative for highlighting our new outdoor education center featuring a wetlands exhibit with native Louisiana plants! ... See MoreSee Less

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3 weeks ago

Our executive director Jonathan Foret is featured in this amazing article from NBC News about life in South Louisiana one year after Hurricane Ida. Thank you to CRCL for sharing! ... See MoreSee Less

Hurricane Ida is still wreaking havoc on a Louisiana bayou city: ‘It looks apocalyptic out there’

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It's been almost a year since the storm hit the low-lying city of Houma, where residents are now confronting frustrating economic realities.

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4 weeks ago

If There's One Fall Festival You Attend In Louisiana, Make It The Rougarou Fest

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You've got plenty of time to think of the perfect costume.

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