more... > Conservation > Wetlands/Coastal Restoration > Improved Dune Plants Goal Of AgCenter Research [Image: Students dig up sea oats] Hundreds of sea oat plants bent in the breeze on a sandy beach as LSU AgCenter researchers walked among them, looking for plants with potential to help stem erosion on Louisiana’s Gulf Coast. Southeast LA AWCC Members [Image: LB] Members serving in Southeast LA for 2008 Southwest Louisiana AWCC Members [Image: SN] Members serving in Southwest LA for 2008 Marsh Restoration Terace Planting AWCC Members need volunteers to help plant marsh grass in Cameron Parish  more articles... North Louisiana AWCC Members [Image: AR] 2008 AWCC Members serving in North Louisiana Wood Duck Boxes [Image: Getting Ready] An AWCC member led a team to install wood duck boxes along the Vermillion River. Install Wood Duck Boxes in Vermilion Parish [Image: Delta Waterfowl] The AWCC, the Vermillion Chapter of Delta Waterfowl, the LSU AgCenter, and the Abbeville High School Industrial Arts Dept. have teamed up to construct and place wood duck boxes along Vermilion and are looking for volunteers to assist in the project. Tree Planting at Nibblets Bluff State Park [Image: Tree Planting] The AWCC AmeriCorps program is looking for extra volunteers to help with a tree planting project at Nibblets Bluff State Park in Vinton, LA. Atchafalaya River conference brings experts together (Distributed 01/22/08) Although only about 140 miles long, the Atchafalaya River is the fifth-largest ocean-discharging river in North America, said Dr. Andy Nyman, associate professor of wetland wildlife management in the LSU AgCenter’s School of Renewable Natural Resources. Coastal Plants Program Vital To Saving Coast [Image: Coastal Plants] (TV News, 1/14/08) Coastal plants are one weapon in the war against coastal erosion. A team of researchers with the LSU AgCenter is breeding grasses that are helping to rebuild disappearing marshlands. (Runtime 1 minute, 59 seconds) How To Apply To The AWCC AmeriCorps Program [Image: AWCC Logo] The AWCC AmeriCorps Program is always looking for individuals that are willing to serve for 11 months and give back to their communities. If you are interested in becoming part of the program, feel free to download the more detailed "AWCC Position Description" and/or the "AWCC AmeriCorps Member Year 1 Application." 4-H University "Sportsman's Paradise" Class [Image: 4-H University] State 4-H members that qualified (in own specific category) for the state level made it to 4-H University. Beach Sweep [Image: Beach Sweep] The America’s Wetland Conservation Corps is leading a team to help pick up litter as part of the Lake Pontchartrain Beach Sweep. Lafitte Terrace Planting Sept. 8th! Get involved and volunteer to help the America's Wetland Conservation Corps create wetland habitat in Lafitte, Louisiana, on September 8th. More...