 Guest Post by: Leslie Smith, NC YOCS Director North Carolina State University's Science House at the Center for Marine Sciences and Technology (CMAST) hosted the 3rd annual North Carolina Youth Ocean Conservation Summit (NC YOCS) on Saturday, February 24! Since the day before, February 23, was National Skip the Straw day, Skip The Straw was the theme for the 2018 NC YOCS! 70 students from across the state of North Carolina gathered in Beaufort, North Carolina at the Duke University Marine Lab to skip the straw with STRAWS filmmaker, Linda Booker, from Chapel Hill, North Carolina.  Following Linda's presentation, NC YOCS participants viewed the short documentary, STRAWS, and had the unique opportunity to ask Linda questions about the film and how she became interested in plastic pollution. Linda spoke with many passionate students wanting to take action against straws and single-use plastics in their communities. 
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2/16/2022 01:05:40 pm
NC YOCS Director North Carolina State University's Science House at the Center for Marine Sciences and I’m so thankful for your helpful post! 5/2/2023 10:59:57 am
The culmination of the summit’s events was the poster session that not only provided the students the opportunities to showcase their action plans but, more importantly, Thank you for taking the time to write a great post! 1/18/2024 11:04:00 am
Linda's personal journey and interest in plastic pollution may have inspired the passionate students to consider taking action in their own communities. If you have any specific questions or if there's anything specific you'd like assistance with regarding Linda's presentation or the topic of plastic pollution, feel free to let me know! 4/25/2025 05:26:01 am
What you are doing is very meaningful. There is a lot of plastic pollution in the ocean. I hope you can reduce it a little. Leave a Reply. |
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