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A Coastal Care Package
FromDelta Dispatches
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Length:
42 minutes
Released:
Mar 27, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
On today's show, Simone and Jacques chat with several guests who provide recommendations on coastal resources and content that people can access during this time of quarantine and self-isolation. First, they interview Chris Cook, lighthouse director with Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation, who highlights educational tools (https://saveourlake.org/lpbf-programs/education/educator-resources/) parents can use to occupy kids who are at home. Then, Helen Rose Patterson, senior outreach coordinator with the National Wildlife Federation (NWF), unveils the coalition's new Coastal Care Package (http://mississippiriverdelta.org/coastal-care-package/), full of recommendations for books, movies, articles and more to keep you informed and engaged. Last up, frequent guest Dr. Alisha Renfro, staff scientist also with NWF, discusses the coalition's new virtual flyover (https://earth.google.com/web/data=Mj8KPQo7CiExRERjTXNmakctU1ZINzB6VExrOUFSd3VkdEpfVmpFeEgSFgoUMERCQzJENkMxNTEyMjNGOTBDMEQ) that takes you on a flight over the Terrebonne and Atchafalaya Basins to learn about coastal restoration from the comfort of your couch.
Released:
Mar 27, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Nonstructural Projects: Welcome to the latest episode of Delta Dispatches with hosts Jacques Hebert & Simone Maloz. In this episode we talk about a specific aspect of the 2017 Coastal Master Plan – nonstructural projects. Featured guests include Andrea Galinski, a Coastal Resources Scientist with the Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority, Liz Williams, Coastal Communities Resiliency Program Officer with the Foundation for Louisiana and Jimmy Frederick, Communications Director of Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana. by Delta Dispatches