Wetland Habitats
What type of wetland is home to freshwater plants and animals like cypress trees and alligators?
Swamp
What is the term for the wearing away of land due to waves or wind, causing land loss in South Louisiana?
Erosion
What is the name of the restoration technique using small strips of land on Island Road in different shapes to help slow down water and stop erosion along our coast?
Terraces
What is the age you must be in Louisiana not to have to wear a lifejacket in a boat less than 26 feet while fishing?
16 years old
What type of wetland in Louisiana can have different types of water depending on proximity to the coast?
Marsh
What is causing plant cells of cypress trees to shrink, which cause the trees to die in our wetlands?
Saltwater Intrusion
What is a technique that improves freshwater flow to reduce or prevent harmful saltwater intrusion?
Hydrologic Modification
From what bayou off of the Mississippi River do we get our drinking water here in Terrebonne Parish?
Bayou Lafourche
What is the name for the land around a river created by the deposit of sediments that are carried by the waters?
Delta
What is the term for plastic particles smaller than 5 mm that persist in the environment?
Microplastics
What is the name of the levee system along lower Terrebonne Parish built to protect us from hurricanes and storm surge?
Morganza to the Gulf
What type of tourism does Capt. BeBe work in where people travel to natural areas that conserve the environment and help the local people?
Eco-tourism