National Public Lands Day Sites
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Atchafalaya Basin Floodway System / South Farm Complex
Construct a bird viewing platform.
Contact: Brian L. Osberghaus
Agency: US Army Corps of Engineers
Phone: 337-585-0853
On the Web: www.mvn.usace.army.mil/recreation/rec_atchafalaya.asp
Location: South Farm Complex | Ramah, Louisiana 70757
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Alternative Start Date: 2010-10-09
Alternative End Date: 1969-12-31
Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge
The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana is hosting a marsh restoration project in the open mud flats located on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain within the USFWS Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana.
We will be planting over 5,000 plugs of smooth and marshhay cordgrass to help stabilize and vegetate the bare marsh platforms that were created by the CWPPRA Goose Point/Point Platte Marsh Creation Project. This project dredged sediments from Lake Pontchartrain to create over 550 acres of marsh platform. The vegetation will help to stabilize the soils, create wildlife habitat, encourage species diversity and provide a seed source for natural regeneration.
This project is being completed through a partnership with NOAA’s Community Based Restoration Program, Restore America’s Estuaries, Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, For the Bayou, The Lang Foundation, The Coastal Society and US Fish and Wildlife Service.
All planting equipment (gloves, shovels, dibbles, etc.) will be provided. Lunch and drinks will also be provided to all volunteers. All volunteers must be registered online at www.crcl.org or call the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana at (888)-LACOAST. Additional information, including directions to the project site, will be provided to registered volunteers via email prior to the event.
Contact: Natalie Snider
Agency: USFWS
Phone: 225-767-4181
On the Web: www.crcl.org
Location: 61389 Hwy 434 | Lacombe, LA 70445, Louisiana 70445
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Bonnet Carre' Spillway
Marsh grass planting and lake shoreline cleanup
Contact: Chris Brantley
Agency: US Army Corps of Engineers
Phone: (985) 764-7484
On the Web: www.mvn.usace.army.mil/recreation/rec_bonnetcarre.asp
Location: 16302 River Road | Norco, Louisiana 70079
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Cane River Creole National Historical Park
There will be trash pickup, window washing, Bottle Garden cleanup, and cleaning around Oakland and Magnolia Plantations
Contact: Quiana Jones
Agency: National Park Service
Phone: (318) 356-8441
On the Web: www.nps.gov/cari/
Location: 4386 Highway 494 | Natchitoches, Louisiana 71456
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Fontainebleau State Park
Contact: Rita McMurray
Agency: Louisiana Office of State Parks
Phone: 985-624-4130
On the Web: www.lastateparks.com
Location: 62883 Hwy 1089 | mandeville, Louisiana 70448
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Hodges Gardens State Park
Water quality training and testing, trail grooming and group camp maintenance.
Contact: Janice Hutton
Agency: Louisiana Office of State Parks
Phone: (318) 586-7002
On the Web: www.lastateparks.com
Location: 1000 Hodges Loop | Florien, Louisiana 71429
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Rebel State Historic Site
Remove debris, rake leaves, weed flowerbeds and nature trail maintenace.
Contact: Stacy E. Cates
Agency: Louisiana Office of State Parks
Phone: (318) 472-6255
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Location: 1260 Hwy 1221 | Marthaville, Louisiana 71450
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