Wetlands Discovery Center breaks ground on Houma education center
The South Louisiana Wetlands Discovery Center broke ground in its new Wetlands Nature exhibit in Houma on Thursday, the first step in what the center hopes will be an educational and recreational destination.
The project is the first action in the first phase of a hands-on learning center focused on teaching about land preservation and coastal restoration in innovative ways.
The ceremony was a long time coming, according to Jonathan Foret, the center s executive director.
“It took 20 years to get to this point, and today is a celebration,” Foret said.
The center held a small reception, keeping in mind safety and social distancing due to the ongoing pandemic, with Parish President Gordon Dove along with the “founding mothers” of the organization, Juana Woodard, Joy Tingle, Emily Elmore and Martha Thibodeaux.
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