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The Youth Wetlands Program provides free lessons and activities, a free resource library, and educational experiences to help learners understand the issues and complexities facing our coast and wetlands. All of these resources are housed in the Youth Wetlands Program Virtual Library.

Youth Wetlands Program Virtual Library

The Youth Wetlands Program Virtual Library is the free online hub for all of our educator resources including lessons, the resource library, and the educational experience request form. To access the library, first register for the library. Once your account is registered, use the button below to access the library.





  • Formal education lessons are aligned with Louisiana Student Standards for Science for grades 3-12.
  • Our legacy lessons from 2007-2018 cover a wide range of age-levels and have been updated to reflect which current science standards that they can support. These lessons can be used to support classroom learning, non-formal education programs such as 4-H club meetings, and more.
  • Collaborative Lessons - We offer lessons for pre-K through 2nd grade that were created in conjunction with the International Crane Foundation and the Knock Knock Children's Museum.
  • Lessons and activities can be searched for by content keywords, standards, or age-level within the YWP Virtual Library.


The Youth Wetlands Program provides place-based learning that utilizes Louisiana phenomena to support Louisiana Student Standards for Science. These educational opportunities include:

  • State Park Field Trips
  • In-Class Field Trips
  • Educational Stewardship Opportunities

Educational experiences are available for school groups, homeschool groups, and non-formal educational programming. To request an educational experience, please visit the YWP Virtual Library.

The YWP Resource Library houses lesson kits, activity kits, and other supplies that are free for educators to check out. These kits and supplies can be used for classroom learning, place-based experiences, service projects, and more. To see a full list of available items and submit a check-out request, please visit the YWP Virtual Library.

Wetland Wednesdays is a product of the Louisiana 4-H Youth Wetlands Program and its partner network to help provide fun and educational activities for youth and their families. These activities are designed to easy, low-cost, and can be done in a variety of settings including at home, while out camping, and more.

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