Service Learning in Action with Rockway Middle School
Students at Rockway Middle School in Miami, FL, grow corals in their classroom and have learned about the critical ecosystem services that the reefs provide. This classroom is working with university partners to restore habitat by providing healthy corals for transplant to experimental reef sites.
Service Learning in Action with World Learning Inc.
As part of an exchange program through the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and World Learning Inc., Ecuadorian, Colombian, and Peruvian youth worked with South Florida Water Management District scientists to restore a section of the roughly 60,000 acres of Stormwater Treatment Areas. These youth planted emergent and submerged aquatic vegetation to help reduce the phosphorus pollution that enters the STA’s from adjacent agricultural canals.
Beyond the Dead Zone Part 1
South Florida is home to some of the world’s most unique aquatic ecosystems such as the Everglades, which provide critical ecosystem services for the people and animals of South Florida. Take off with Philippe Cousteau and EarthEcho Expeditions co-host Josh Carrera, as they explore how Florida’s Everglades are being protected and restored after decades of damage from development and agricultural runoff. Our hosts travel by helicopter and airboat to examine how natural ecosystems can be engineered and adapted to mitigate agricultural pollution.
Beyond the Dead Zone Part 2
The waters of South Florida’s Biscayne Bay are a sanctuary for abundant species of fish and invertebrates. Join Philippe Cousteau and, USGS Marine Biologist Ilsa Kuffner as they dive below the surface to explore the invisible threats to corals that may impact all marine life in these waters. Examining Dr. Kuffner’s underwater research site reveals that small changes in water quality may have tragic consequences for corals and other shell-forming creatures.
Farming from Coast to Coast
Just in time for the holiday season, join EarthEcho International on a virtual field trip as we delve deeper into food and the water issues surrounding its production.
Virtual Field Trip: Managing Stormwater with DC Water
Join EarthEcho International and DC Water for a truly behind-the-scenes look at how the nation’s capital is combatting its storm and wastewater pollution problems.
Virtual Field Trip: Lab Tour at Florida International University
Join EarthEcho International as we go on a behind the scenes lab tour with the School of the Environment at Florida International University