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Meet Anthony Burrell
March 19th, 2018
What is your education and career background? I have seven years of professional services and accounting experience, most of which were spent at Ernst &Young where I provided financial and non-financial assurance and professional services—which included financial audits, carbon and […]
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Why Wetlands Matter
March 16th, 2018
New Harmony cares about how Louisiana learns to live with water. One important water management tool are naturally occurring wetlands because they provide a natural barrier to storm surges. In Louisiana’s Coastal Restoration Plan after Hurricane Katrina, wetlands were protected […]
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Dutch Coastal Defense
March 7th, 2018
New Harmony is interested in the Dutch projects to building natural coastal defenses. They are proactively planning for the effect climate change will have on their coast. We want to study what Louisiana can learn from the Dutch approach! Louisiana […]
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Meet Monique Verdin
March 5th, 2018
What is your field of work? My work is rooted in storytelling. Over the years, I have used the arts to expose the intersectional environmental, social and economic conditions, present at the base of the Mississippi River Delta, ranging from […]
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Coastal Town Survival
March 1st, 2018
Oliver Houck, a Tulane professor, called Louisiana’s land loss “the largest ecological catastrophe in North America since the Dust Bowl” in a recent New York Times article. For too long a mixture of government regulation, engineering, and climate change have accelerated the […]
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Writing Workshop at Turtle Cove
February 28th, 2018
New Harmony loves the blending of writing, art, and nature. We’re passing along a really cool opportunity for those who are interested! — Would you like to escape for a weekend of guided writing and nature exploration? Would you like to […]
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Navigating Our Way
February 26th, 2018
We believe every student should makes individual choices regarding their futures. No matter their choice, we should help them prepare to be successful in college, career, and beyond. At New Harmony, we aim to prepare students to make this choice […]
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Meet Bob Thomas
February 19th, 2018
What is your field of work? I am a tropical biologist who specializes in Neotropical herpetology. My educational passions focus on improvement in the communication of science, specifically regarding environmental, cultural, and economic aspects of coastal protection. Why are you […]
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Your Food’s Roots: Food Mileage
February 15th, 2018
We want New Harmony students to be aware of the causes of carbon emissions such as food production and transportation. We also want the students to learn hands-on ways they can combat this by using small local gardens or developing […]
