November 29th 2021

Mississippi River Delta Dilemma

Quotes Erin Brown, NWF

While most of us have heard the Delta is declining at an alarming rate of a single football field every 100 minutes, there still is a glimmer of hope. “When I look at an old map of the Delta and find small islands where my dad used to take me duck hunting, it’s sad,” said Erin Brown, Sportsmen Outreach Coordinator for the National Wildlife Federation. “I can hop in a boat and drive out to those locations, but they are gone—submerged underwater— likely lost forever.”

Oyster Shell Recycling Program Adds Dropoff Location in New Orleans - Biz New Orleans

Quotes Kellyn LaCour-Conant, CRCL

The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana’s Oyster Shell Recycling Program is growing. Now New Orleans-area residents can support coastal restoration by bringing oyster shell from household dining to a new public drop-off site at the Green Project at 2831 Marais Street

Want to protect the coast? There's a new oyster shell recycling drop-off site in New Orleans

Quotes Kellyn LaCour-Conant, CRCL

It's prime oyster season, and whether they're bellying up to the bar at oyster happy hours or serving the bivalve fried on French bread, locals are taking advantage of Louisiana's status as the nation's No. 1 oyster-producing state. We consume about 1 million oysters each day, according to The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana (CRCL).

Bins Let New Orleans Oyster Lovers Give Shells for Reefs

“After enjoying oysters at home with family and friends, you can help protect our coast" by bringing shells to a public drop-off, said Kellyn LaCour-Conant, restoration programs director at the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana.