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LEAF interns Joshua McCloud, 16, of Atlanta, right, and Brandon Latorie, 16, of New York City call out oyster shell measurements to The Nature Conservancy mentor Leander Lacy of Ft. Collins, Colorado on an experimental oyster reef during low tide sampling on Sapelo Island, Georgia. The program works with environmental high schools across the nation to combine classroom lessons with real-world conservation work experience for urban youth.(Stephen Morton for The New York Times)

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LEAF interns Joshua McCloud, 16, of Atlanta, right, and Brandon Latorie, 16, of New York City call out oyster shell measurements to The Nature Conservancy mentor Leander Lacy of Ft. Collins, Colorado on an experimental oyster reef during low tide sampling on Sapelo Island, Georgia. The program works with environmental high schools across the nation to combine classroom lessons with real-world conservation work experience for urban youth.(Stephen Morton for The New York Times)