Duck Hill MS: Youth vs. Flooding

City Climate Corner

Duck Hill, a town of about 1000 people in north central Mississippi, experienced constant flooding until a team of young "Creek Rangers" took it upon themselves to address it. We interview high school senior and Creek Ranger Mersie Watkins, and Romona Taylor Williams, Executive Director of Montgomery Citizens United for Prosperity, about the program and how it has impacted the lives of the young people involved and the residents of Duck Hill.

Resources

• EcoAdapt
  • ASEEDS initiative
• Local Foods, Local Places Report: Duck Hill MS (Creek Rangers on pg 3)
• Greening Youth Foundation
• National Adaptation Forum
• Hechinger Report: How some Mississippi teens are saving their town from climate change