Eco-Justice
Healthy wetlands are an essential part of the coastal environment, particularly in San Diego which is a biodiversity hotspot. They serve as nurseries to oceanic species, filter runoff water from land and protect our coasts from storm activity. In California,approximately 90% of the wetlands have been destroyed by human impacts.
The project will explore the biological and philosophical elements of local watershed sustainability and management. Students will collaborate with each other and local non-profit Famosa Slough to conduct ecological surveys. These surveys will assess the human impacts of mitigation efforts on the local wetland site located upstream from Ocean Beach. Students will learn philosophical reasoning and explore how philosophy can guide San Diego and other communities towards a more sustainable and ethical future. They will present their findings during walking tours of the Slough in early November and in December will serve as panelists for a public exhibition conducted at High Tech High.
The project will explore the biological and philosophical elements of local watershed sustainability and management. Students will collaborate with each other and local non-profit Famosa Slough to conduct ecological surveys. These surveys will assess the human impacts of mitigation efforts on the local wetland site located upstream from Ocean Beach. Students will learn philosophical reasoning and explore how philosophy can guide San Diego and other communities towards a more sustainable and ethical future. They will present their findings during walking tours of the Slough in early November and in December will serve as panelists for a public exhibition conducted at High Tech High.
Project Card
As part of the learning process students made art pieces that represent solutions to global warming.
Photos from the Youth-Climate Action Forum