Alaina Boyd, who attends Riverdale Academy, had the opportunity to attend 4-H Advanced Marsh Maneuvers. Students that score well on a test after Marsh Maneuvers in the summer are asked to attend this camp held in December.

Campers stayed at a duck camp in South Louisiana, where they learned about marsh management, observe lots of waterfowl and Whooping cranes, and competed in the Amazing Marsh Race.

According to the LSU AgCenter website, Marsh Maneuvers is an immersive education program focused on increasing the knowledge, skills, and motivations of grades 9-12 youth toward coastal ecology and biology. This program takes place over four weeks during the summer, with a new group of 4-H students participating in each four-day session. Since 1989, over 1700 students have participated in the program.

Advanced Marsh Maneuvers is held in a different location, allowing for lessons on freshwater marshes, conservation efforts and waterfowl management.

Marsh Maneuvers is an educational program of the LSU AgCenter in cooperation with the Louisiana Sea Grant College Program, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, and McIlhenny Co.

Source: Red River 4-H Facebook page