Clean living International Coastal Cleanup Day is September 19, and we have teamed up with the Coastal Wetlands Planning Protection and Restoration Act (CWPPRA), the Gulf of Mexico Alliance, Acadiana Native Plant Project and Parish Proud to mark the occasion. We’ve got everything you need to clean up along your local waterway or in your neighborhood, and we’ll be in New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Lafayette to maximize our collective impact. Volunteers can pick up cleanup kits at between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. and turn a relaxing paddle into a small act of service. Headed to the park? Bring your cleanup kit! Kits include a trash bag, gloves, hand sanitizer and a seed packet of native plants to further beautify the area. To register, go here. Our friends at Pontchartrain Conservancy are holding their annual beach sweep on Sept. 19 to coincide with International Coastal Cleanup Day. They’ll be picking up trash from streets, catch basins and waterways to keep it from draining into the Pontchartrain Basin. You can register through their website.
Help us help you We have put together this nifty publication, Champion Our Coast: Corporate Stewardship Guide, to help businesses and other organizations how they can join us in actively fighting to restore our coast. In it, you’ll find a menu of items your company can sponsor, such as tree or grass planting events, and about how our volunteer events can be great team-building exercises. Do you love south Louisiana, recognize the severity of our coastal land loss crisis, and want to help your employees feel more connected with their community but don’t know where to start? We got you. There are also other ways to help. Look for our volunteer events to resume as soon as possible, and consider becoming a member of CRCL.
