Abstract
The reclamation of Saemangeum area in the west coast of Korea implied for a variety of lessons in terms of environmental study and education. The adult residents' self-learning started to overcome regional environmental problems. With the meaning of implements for the shellfish gathering, “Gre” was designated by the local residents to activate and promote learning of their own culture and ecosystem in the tidal wetland area. This learning process has an emphasis on understanding and reinterpretation of life, culture and labor in the relation with communication among community members and reconstruction of reality through the process of self-learning.
