South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Sunday)
Make like a tree and log in to learn
Davie nonprofit offers affordable science classes
Sweat beads and smiles were in high production Tuesday morning on the beach at Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. A handful of volunteers were gathered in the sand and spurs to weed out invasive scaevola sprouts and plant native sea oats.
Young and old, masked and armed with shovels, the team worked for two hours under the sun to restore the dunes. What brought them there? A love for nature and guidance from a local science group.
The Youth Environmental Alliance is a nonprofit environmental education organization founded in Davie in 2005. Don’t let the name fool you — YEA isn’t just for kids, though many of its participants are.
Until this spring, the YEA’s 46 classes were taught in person at schools or as science field trips. But because of
Emily Wells plants native sea oats Tuesday in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.
COVID-19, they’re digitizing.
Outdoor projects that can’t be moved online, like the dune restoration efforts along the coast from Palm Beach
County to Miami-Dade County, are still happening, but just in groups of 10 for