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[Image: Students dig up sea oats]Improved Dune Plants Goal Of AgCenter Research
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.
[Image: pic]Central La. Members
There are 9 members serving in central Louisiana for 2009.
[Image: AWCC logo]America's Wetland Conservation Corps
The AWCC is made up of 18 AmeriCorps members working throughout Louisiana (from Caddo to Lafourche Parish) to promote wetland conservation and environmental awareness through volunteerism and outreach education.
[Image: Portriat of an Estuary]Portrait of an Estuary
This publication inventories the functions and values of the Barataria-Terrebonne Estuary System at the interface of the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico, and it chronicles the serious plight of landscape deterioration facing its inhabitants.
[Image: 5]Volunteer Opportunity in New Orleans
The AWCC is looking for volunteers to help restore City Park New Orleans any day between May 11-15.
[Image: Constructed Wetland]Improving Farm Effluent Water Quality with a Constructed Wetland
The use of a constructed wetland to improve effluent water quality is a potentially valuable tool for agriculture in Louisiana.
[Image: 1]Who needs the Beach?! Spend spring break with AWCC
College students from California and Vermont volunteer with the AWCC to help restore Bayou St. John.
[Image: j]Volunteer to help the AWCC Restore Marsh
The AWCC will be leading a group of volunteers plant marsh grass at Big Branch National Wildlife Refuge near Lacombe, LA.
[Image: pic]Members in Action!
AWCC Members Justin Trahan and Ethan Graves put on great projects!
[Image: All]Pitching in to Help 4-H Camp
AWCC AmeriCorps members partnered with AmeriCorps members from ULL to help with a variety of renovation projects at 4-H Camp Grant Walker.
[Image: ML]Lafayette Members Teach Fishing Clinic
Three AWCC members serving in Lafayette assisted with a 4-H fishing clinic
Marsh Maneuvers Helps Young People Learn About Valuable Coastal Resources
Marsh Maneuvers may sound like a covert operation – particularly since it involves a group of hand-picked high school students spending five days on a private island.
[Image: pic]AWCC Members Help Out With Youth Wetlands Week
On February 15, 2009, AWCC Members at the 4H Mini Barn in Baton Rouge to help pack supply boxes for the 2009 Youth Wetlands Week.
[Image: pic]AWCC Members Bond at Ropes Course
On February 14, 2009, AWCC members got to know each other and wetlands! Members participated in the high ropes course at the LSU University Recreation Complex.
[Image: jb]Help the AWCC Install Christmas Tree Fencing
AWCC to Intall Christmas Tree Sand Fences
[Image: 1]Splash!: Ocean Commotion 2008
Ocean Commotion 2008 was a splash of a time! About 8 AWCC members from around the state converged into the Pete Maravich Assembly Center at LSU in order to help promote saving America's Wetlands. Elementary and middle school children from around the state got to see the different types of wetland ecosytems in Louisiana. Some adventurous kids also got to experience the wonders of marsh mud!
[Image: box]Install Wood Duck Boxes in Lincoln Parish
The AWCC member, Ashley Roach, will be installing wood duck boxes outside of Ruston, LA on January 19, 2009 and could use extra hands!
Coastal Louisiana and South Florida: A Comparative Wetland Inventory
One of the biggest questions that has arisen in recent years involves the apparent disparity in federal restoration funding provided for the Florida Everglades versus that provided for coastal Louisiana. This document uses published reports and secondary data to develop a parallel comparison of Florida and Louisiana wetlands at the state, regional, program and resource levels.
Fisheries Implications of Freshwater Re-introductions
An historical overview of Louisiana fisheries in the context of pre- and post-levee construction on the Mississippi River. Data from the Caernarvon Freshwater Diversion is used to describe the relationship between freshwater re-introduction and estuarine fisheries productivity. The report characterizes the conflict between Louisiana’s short-term and long-term goals of coastal restoration and coastal fisheries management.
Stewardship Incentives for Louisiana’s Coastal Landowners
More than 75% of Louisiana’s coastal wetlands are privately owned, yet the majority of restoration funding provided through federal and state initiatives is directed toward large-scale, public restoration projects. This report compares and contrasts the programmatic and economic aspects of the coastal and inland models of wetland restoration that have evolved in Louisiana over the past decade.
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