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\"Cypress<\/a>
Cypress trees thrive in pools called cypress domes. (Kait\u00adlyn Carroll\/UConn Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The students who enroll in the spring semester environmental journalism course taught by Bob Wyss all have some reporting background. But that doesn\u2019t forestall surprises.<\/p>\n

Nine students traveled to South Florida for four days in March to report on environmental issues, with the challenge of gathering enough information to each produce two print stories and two multimedia reports when they returned to campus.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The seren\u00adity of a morn\u00ading on Nine Mile Pond in the Everglades is bro\u00adken by an alligator. (Kait\u00adlyn Carroll\/UConn Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Within the group, one student had done internships with Fox CT and NBC Connecticut. Others had contributed pieces to Connecticut Woodlands magazine, the Manchester Journal Inquirer, the New York Times, Daily Campus, and student television and radio stations.<\/p>\n

Even with that range of experience, a few things surprise students, according to Wyss, associate professor at UConn and longtime newspaper reporter.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne is that the only way we can accomplish what we do is through team work. Students share all of the reporting assignments,\u201d says Wyss. \u201cSecond, what happens is that the students bond, they come together and form alliances and friendships unlike any other course.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A bromeliad air plant. (Kait\u00adlyn Carroll\/UConn Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Green<\/a>
Green sea tur\u00adtle. (Mar\u00advin Williams\/UConn Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The non-native apple snail. (Kait\u00adlyn Carroll\/UConn Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\n

This year was the second time UConn students learned about the mechanics of beat reporting by taking a trip to the Everglades. Wyss, who has taught the course for seven years and published a textbook, Covering the Environment: How Journalists Work the Green Beat <\/em>(2007), covered the environment for more than 30 years, mostly for the Providence Journal<\/em>. He also plans to take a class to Louisiana to cover environmental issues within that state.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reporting and the writing are less of a challenge than the multimedia requirements, because some have never even heard the term B-roll,\u201d says Wyss, referring to the supplemental footage that supports the main interview. \u201cThey have to prepare for the reporting, and do intensive reporting in just a few days \u2013 knowing that if they miss something they cannot re-shoot it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSo far this has all worked,\u201d he notes. Read the student coverage of their journey at Everglades 14<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Bleu<\/a>
Bleu Waters, a ranger at Ever\u00adglades National Park. (Kait\u00adlyn Carroll\/UConn Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Patrick<\/a>
Patrick Boyce, a sea\u00adsonal ranger at Big Cypress National Pre\u00adserve.
(Kait\u00adlyn Carroll\/UConn Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Kirt<\/a>
Kirt Rusenko, marine con\u00adser\u00adva\u00adtion\u00adist at Gumbo Limbo Nature Cen\u00adter. (Marina Cinami\/UConn Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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