Wetland Habitats
What type of wetland is home to freshwater plants and animals like cypress trees and alligators?
Swamp
Six of the seven species of sea turtles are listed as this word, also meaning “almost extinct?”
Endangered
What is the name of the group that protects and restores the estuary that we live in?
Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program (BTNEP)
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
The diamondback terrapin, which uses our wetlands as habitat, is which type of animal?
Turtle
What is the term for an organism that is not native to an area and can cause environmental harm to the new area?
Invasive Species
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 area where freshwater from a river mixes with saltwater from a sea or the ocean?
Estuary
Which type of commercial seafood caught in Louisiana was overfished in the 1990s?
Blue Crabs
What is the name of one of the plants that BTNEP grows at the Nicholls Farm for coastal restoration?
Multiple Answers: Spartina, Beauty Berry, Mangroves, etc.
What is the name of the town where Sphar’s and 3 Piers Seafood is located, also called the catfish capital of Louisiana?
Des Allemands, LA