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Duck Hill MS: Youth vs. Flooding
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Length:
43 minutes
Released:
Oct 12, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
Duck Hill, a town of about 1000 people in north central Mississippi, experienced constant flooding until a team of young "Creek Rangers" took it upon themselves to address it. We interview high school senior and Creek Ranger Mersie Watkins, and Romona Taylor Williams, Executive Director of Montgomery Citizens United for Prosperity, about the program and how it has impacted the lives of the young people involved and the residents of Duck Hill.ResourcesEcoAdaptASEEDS initiativeLocal Foods, Local Places Report: Duck Hill MS (Creek Rangers on pg 3)Greening Youth FoundationNational Adaptation ForumHechinger Report: How some Mississippi teens are saving their town from climate change
Released:
Oct 12, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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