Salt Marsh Ecology

Target Audience: K-12 Student


Institution: Dauphin Island Sea Lab

Institutional Web Link: http://www.disl.org

Course Description: This field experience transports middle and high school students to a local salt marsh and through hands-on activities, students learn basic ecological principles, local Gulf coast flora and fauna, how scientists collect data, the value of the salt marsh habitat to humans and insight into human impacts on the marsh.
All our field courses are tied to local science standards, national science standards as well as Ocean Literacy Principles and Climate Literacy Principles as appropriate.

Course Fees and Expenses: $150

Funding Source: Other


How to Apply: Go to http://www.disl.org/dhp/school_year
or
Contact Ms. Beth Klein at (251) 861-2141, x 7516, bklein@disl.org; or Ms. Sara Johnson at (251)861-2141 x7515, sejohnson@disl.org with questions.