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| [Image: LB]Southeast LA AWCC Members Members serving in Southeast LA for 2008 |
| [Image: 1]2008 Bayou Fest Trash Bash: Help Save Louisiana's Wetlands One Piece of Trash at a Time! Help save Louisiana's wetlands one piece of trash at a time. At 9:00 A.M. on October 5, AWCC member Amber Latiolais and Shelley Martin will host a Trash Bash at Vermilionville in Lafayette. Trash pickups are an easy way to help protect Louisiana's wetlands from non-point source pollution and better the water quality. Plus, who likes seeing trash stack up in a picturesque wetland landscape?! All you need to bring is yourself and as many friends as you want. Any volunteers will be grac |
| [Image: 1]AWCC Rockefeller Planting 2008 Rockefeller Planting 2008: In late May, AWCC members from around the state teamed up once again to try to protect Louisiana's coast. Approxiamately 18 AWCC members planted 4,000 plugs of Spartina Alterniflora. The marshgrass was planted in Pecan Island on the terraces owned by the Vermillion Corps. Thank you to Judge Edwards for allowing us on his property and to Mark Shirley for providing oversight of the event. |
| [Image: America's Wetland]America's WETLAND The America's WETLAND Foundation through the Campaign is raising awareness of the impact of Louisiana's wetland loss and increase support for efforts to conserve and save coastal Louisiana. |
| [Image: AmeriCorps]AmeriCorps AmeriCorps is a network of local, state, and national service programs that connects more than 70,000 Americans each year in intensive service to meet our country’s critical needs in education, public safety, health, and the environment. |
| [Image: b]Tree Planting at Jimmie Davis State Park Two AWCC Members are organizing a Bald Cypress Tree Planting on Aug. 11th at Jimmie Davis State Park |
| Building Bat Boxes for the Lafayette Zoo AWCC members and volunteers will be building and planing bat boxes at the Lafayette Zoo on Friday July 25, 2008. |
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| [Image: Delta Waterfowl]Install Wood Duck Boxes in Vermilion Parish 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. |
| [Image: 4-H University]4-H University "Sportsman's Paradise" Class State 4-H members that qualified (in own specific category) for the state level made it to 4-H University. |
| [Image: AWCC Logo]How To Apply To The AWCC AmeriCorps Program 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." |
| [Image: Beach Sweep]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. |
| [Image: Group]Restoration Planting at Rockefeller Refuge AWCC members participated in a restoration planting event at Rockefeller Refuge on May 18th. The members planted a half mile stretch of canal bank with Spartina Alterniflora to help stabalize the bank and minimize erosion. |
| [Image: Field Trip]Rockefeller Training: May 2007 AWCC members attended wetland training at Rockefeller Refuge from May 16 to 18th, 2007. |
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| Camp Azzie America's Wetland Conservation Corps members will be assisting at Camp Azzie, a camp for children with asthma. The camp runs from July 15 to July 19, 2007. |
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