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Bayou Bonfouca Marsh Restoration Planting

Saturday, September 07 2019

MUST REGISTER HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bayou-bonfouca-marsh-restoration-planting-e...

Description
The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana (CRCL), Chevron, and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) invite you to participate in our Bayou Bonfouca Marsh Restoration event on Saturday, September 7th located within Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge. We will be preparing and planting native marsh grass and we need your help! This project will assist in stabilizing a marsh creation project and will help establish native vegetation that will create wildlife habitat. Space is limited, so registration is first-come, first-served.

Project Details:

When: Saturday, September 7, 2019
9:00 a.m. to no later than 4:00 p.m.

Where: Slidell, LA (exact location to be shared with registrants)

*NOTE: All volunteers will park and check-in at the boat launch and will be shuttled to the planting site via boat.

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Important information:

Directions and additional details will be provided to registered volunteers via e-mail a few days prior to the event.
Registration is open from 9:00 to 9:30 am. Due to the logistics of this event - registration will close at 9:30 am. We cannot accommodate volunteers that arrive late or need to leave early.
Please note the minimum age for volunteers is 16 and all minors must be accompanied by an adult.
Planting in the marsh is a strenuous activity, so physical fitness is required.
All equipment (life vests, gloves, etc.) and lunch and drinks (with vegetarian options) will be provided to all volunteers.
Be prepared to get completely WET and DIRTY. Closed-toes shoes that tie/cinch to your feet are required.
We recommend wearing a bathing suit under your clothes and bringing a change of clothes and a towel.
We require that all volunteers please register to let us know if you plan to attend. If any additional members of your family/friends are attending, then they must also register. You can register to volunteer at the bottom of this page.

Volunteering on our coast is wonderful way to spend a day and we would like to ensure that everyone gets a chance to have a great experience.

Registration for this event closes on September 5th at 12pm CDT.

If, after registering, you find you are unable to attend, please notify katie.denman@crcl.org of your cancellation.

If the event registration is full, you can be added to a waiting list.

If you'd like to bring out a group, please let us know and we'll try our best to accommodate you.

For any of the above inquiries, you can contact our Restoration Program Manager, Katie Denman, at katie.denman@crcl.org.

9:00am - 4:00pm
Marsh Planting Volunteer
Volunteer Hours

Contact the event organizers: Alanna Frick