Curious Kids: Lakes, Rivers & Estuaries

As water flows from Lake Okeechobee down the Caloosahatchee River into the Charlotte Harbor estuaries and the Gulf of Mexico, it interacts with the health and wellbeing of all the ecosystems along the way. Curious Kids Jaden and Sophie spend a day with a Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Biologist to learn about Lake Okeechobee’s 6,000-year-old history. Andrew, Sierra and Eva discover how frogs and plants play an important role in keeping our coastal waters clean when they meet up with Florida Gulf Coast University’s Professor Win Everham at Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed. Jaden’s mom shares some quick and easy cleaning product recipes that refresh their home without harming the environment. Finally, a trip to meet Representative Heather Fitzenhagen gives Jamie some ideas for civic engagement on water quality and Sophie discovers how the Naples Botanical Garden is one big ‘rain garden’.
Produced by Rosie Emery