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Braving the swamp! Graduate students share the thrill of wetland science with kids

April 15, 2025

This story was originally published in the UF Center for Coastal Solutions Coastal Edges newsletter. When children see photos of Alexis Jackson wading through muddy wetlands — swarmed by insects, enduring scorching heat and working alongside alligators and snakes — their first question is usually, “Why are you doing this?”   On February 8, at the […]

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