Join the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana Becoming a member of the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana helps fuel our restoration work, and we need your help. We have recycled more than 10 million pounds of oyster shell through our Oyster Shell Recycling Program, and we have built two oyster reefs just since the pandemic began. We also plant marsh grasses and trees, educate the next generation of coastal leaders, and shape state and federal policy. But we can’t do it without you, so please consider joining our coalition today. A CRCL membership also makes a great gift. Our volunteer events are also great ways for companies organizations to get involved in coastal restoration, and they great team-building events. We need volunteers this month! There many ways to partner with us. You can find out about them in Corporate Stewardship Guide.
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We are accepting contractor proposals for oyster shell containment, pickup and delivery to support our Oyster Shell Recycling Program. Please see our Request for Proposal here.
Sediment diversion support and opposition Independent polling released in mid-August shows that Louisiana residents overwhelmingly support large-scale sediment diversions to build and maintain coastal wetlands, with support of more than 80% statewide. This polling tracks closely to previous surveys on sediment diversions. A draft environmental impact statement on the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion was released in March, and a final environmental impact statement is expected early next year.
Conceptual design of Diversion Credit: CPRA
Mid-Barataria
Sediment
This sediment diversion has been decades in the making, and it is recognized by scientists as an essential element of coastal restoration in Louisiana, where more than 2,000 square miles of wetlands have vanished since the 1930s. The project will reconnect the river to surrounding wetlands, delivering sediment and nutrients that have been choked off for generations.
There will be negative impacts associated with the reintroduction of freshwater into coastal wetlands, and the state has committed $300 million toward mitigation. CRCL supports this project, but we also support an honest discussion about how communities and industries will need to adapt. You can learn more about the diversion here.
