Back to the Bays Stewardship Session: Blue Carbon

Program Type:

Community Event, Community Service, Education, Other, In-Person

Age Group:

Teens
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Allowed Grades: 4th Grade to 12th Grade

Program Description

Event Details

Join Cornell Cooperative Extension's Back to the Bays Initiative to learn about Blue Carbon, why it is important, and what you can do to get involved in helping our local environment! Back to the Bays scientists will explain the process of how carbon dioxide is captured and stored by oceans and coastal ecosystems, specifically Long Island's eelgrass meadows and marsh plants.

This session will also feature a hands-on activity, creating burlap planting disks which will be utilized in eelgrass restoration efforts. Eelgrass and other marine plant ecosystems not only provide essential habitat for marine species and prevent coastal erosion but also play a crucial role in reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide, a major contributor to global warming. 

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