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UNO CERF's Coastal Wetlands Inquiry-based Field Trips

University of New Orleans

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    • For Teachers and Families

  • 21000 Chef Menteur Highway, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70129

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Explore our coastal environments through inquiry science at UNO's Coastal Education and Research Facility (CERF)! Our field-based activities are designed to help students in grades 6-12 understand the physical and biological aspects of our amazing coastal wetlands through hands-on science measurements, model building, engineering challenges, and more. Teachers choose a topic focus and we work with you to design a half-day or full-day field workshop for your students to meet your educational needs. Canoeing, service-learning projects and research-focused field trips are also an option. A limited number of field trips are sponsored through SLL's Incentive Field Trips, as part of their Service Learning Program. Check with SLL for an application.

University of New Orleans
UNO PIES Coastal Education Program offers class field trips to introduce students to the coastal environment through field experiences, hands-on STEM activities, and project-based learning. Most field experiences take place at UNO’s Coastal Education and Research Facility located in eastern New Orleans at Chef Menteur Pass, where students can experience canoeing in the brackish marsh and learn first hand about the coast. We also partner with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to offer programs in nearby Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge. Teachers can participate in professional development workshops focused on using the local environment to develop science lessons based on current coastal research.
  • Created:
    July 19, 2022, 3:47 p.m.
  • Published:
    April 8, 2026, 3:54 p.m.
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