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Our Threatened Cypress Forests |
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Though Louisiana's wetlands face serious threats from coastal land loss
and development, widespread clear cutting of cypress forests is also a
very imminent danger.
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Watch our short video on what the mulch industry is doing to our state tree, the Bald Cypress.
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Lesson Plan
(Fifth and six graders)
Goals and Objectives
- To introduce students to the role of cypress trees in the Louisiana swamp
- Their value as habitat
- Their value in protecting against hurricanes
- To explain to students the issue of cypress mulch and why it's use harms the state of Louisiana.
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Listen to the cypress mulch radio spot:
 Cypress Mulch Radio Spot
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