Wetlands Discovery Center

Celebrates World Wetlands Day

The South Louisiana Wetlands Discovery Center will host Terrebonne Parish’s 16th annual World Wetlands Day celebration on Thursday, January 29 and Friday, January 30, 2026 at the Bayou Terrebonne Waterlife Museum.

Each year, government agencies, non-governmental organizations and groups of citizens worldwide undertake actions aimed at raising public awareness of wetland values and benefits in general.

Organized by the Convention of Wetlands, World Wetlands Day celebrates the importance of wetland communities with this year’s theme “Wetlands and traditional knowledge: Celebrating cultural heritage.” To celebrate World Wetlands Day, the Wetlands Discovery Center will host an educational event complete with hands-on activities and a tour of the Bayou Terrebonne Waterlife Museum in Downtown Houma for local Terrebonne Parish schools.

“World Wetlands Day gives SLWDC an opportunity to give back to our community by inviting students to attend this field trip free of charge. We work hard during the year to raise the funds to be able to produce these programs. We’re also very lucky to have several groups that partner with us to provide the hands-on activities during the day including BTNEP, Restore or Retreat, Nicholls Coastal Ecology Lab, and more,” said Program Director Samantha Hicks.

Terrebonne Parish’s 2026 World Wetlands Day is made possible by funds raised by the Rougarou Fest.

Supported by the

Greater New Orleans Foundation’s Environmental Fund