About this episode
The episode discusses coastal restoration efforts and the interconnectedness of environmental projects in Louisiana.
For the fourth and final episode of our collaboration with Wetlands Radio, a series about coastal restoration: ways we can all help repair our coast. So...what does a bottle of Two Buck Chuck and slinging back oysters have to do with building land? Find out how one man's trash transforms into coastal treasures. And then, to close out the series on coastal restoration, we learn about the crown jewel of Louisiana science: a research project that exemplifies how everything is connected. EPISODE CREDITS This episode was hosted by Executive Producer Carlyle Calhoun and Wetlands Radio producer Eve Abrams. Wetlands Radio is produced by Eve Abrams and funded by BTNEP, the Barataria Terrebonne National Estuary Program through the Environmental Protection Agency's National Estuary Program. To hear Wetlands Radio episodes in their entirety, visit btnep.org . Sea Change is a WWNO and WRKF production. We are part of the NPR Podcast Network and distributed by PRX. Sea Change is made possible with major support from the Gulf Research Program of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Sea Change is also supported by the Water Collaborative of Greater New Orleans. WWNO’s…
People in this episode
Hosts: Carlyle Calhoun, Eve Abrams
Topics covered
- coastal restoration
- environmental science
- waste transformation
- community involvement
- research projects
Keywords
- coastal restoration
- wetlands
- environmental protection
- Louisiana science
- community action
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Wetlands Radio, BTNEP, Environmental Protection Agency, National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Water Collaborative of Greater New Orleans, Walton Family Foundation, Meraux Foundation, Greater New Orleans Foundation
Places: Louisiana
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