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crcl1988.bsky.social @crcl1988.bsky.social · 15h

Suzanne Simon of @raestuaries.bsky.social joined us as we monitored our 2022-2023 oyster shell reef in Pointe au Chien. We also visited the Trenasse Closure, an expansion of the reef that uses hay bales to slow wave energy. Thanks @raestuaries.bsky.social & the EPA for supporting these projects!

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crcl1988.bsky.social @crcl1988.bsky.social · 1d

Plug into the Coastal Master Plan process!

At our Coastal Roadshow, supported by CITGO, Southwest LA residents formed project ideas for CPRA's 2029 Coastal Master Plan. We encourage people statewide to submit project ideas.

The first deadline is Oct 17. More info: coastal.la.gov/our-p...

crcl1988.bsky.social @crcl1988.bsky.social · 3d

Sandy is the executive director of Coastal Communities Consulting, Inc., who has provided technical assistance, business support and capacity building to commercial fishers, shrimpers & oyster harvesters in southeast Louisiana.

🌟Celebrate our coastal leaders on Nov 13! ow.ly/aEEx50X18a8

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crcl1988.bsky.social @crcl1988.bsky.social · 4d

🍂Stay Wild this Fall🍂
Bring coastal vibes wherever you go with our vintage pelican tee – perfect for crisp autumn days by the shore or city strolls. Shop now: https://qr1.be/RG3U6Q

crcl1988.bsky.social @crcl1988.bsky.social · 5d

This dune grass is looking healthy and strong!🌾☀️

In 2021 and 2022, we planted native dune grass and assembled sand fencing along Rutherford Beach in Cameron Parish. Three years later, we’re thrilled to see dune growth which will help enhance protection to coastal communities and habitats.

crcl1988.bsky.social @crcl1988.bsky.social · 6d

We visited our oyster shell reef in Plaquemines Parish with Freese & Nichols for its first biological monitoring. We're thrilled to see oyster growth & sediment retention. The reef was built a year ago with the Atakapa-Ishak/Chawasha tribe and support from @noaa.gov & @raestuaries.bsky.social.

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crcl1988.bsky.social @crcl1988.bsky.social · 7d

Learn how to transform your backyard into a beautiful & ecologically meaningful space.🌾🏵️

Join us in Lake Charles on Oct 14 to explore how your backyard can become a solution to protecting southwest Louisiana’s rare Cajun prairies.

☀️Learn more and register: ow.ly/8PzZ50X6jJ4

crcl1988.bsky.social @crcl1988.bsky.social · 8d

See a cypress tree, collect its seeds, restore the coast! 🌱🌊

Our annual native seed drive is open now until January. Learn more about how to send your seeds here: www.crcl.org/native-seed-...

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crcl1988.bsky.social @crcl1988.bsky.social · 9d

Volunteers joined us in Grand Chenier to plant 140 oak trees along land that had historically been a Chenier ridge! These trees will help strengthen the Chenier Ridge from future storms.

Thank you, CITGO and the Cameron Parish Police Jury, for partnering with us & supporting this project!

crcl1988.bsky.social @crcl1988.bsky.social · 9d

Congratulations to 2025 Coastal Stewardship Award winner, Dr. Jelagat Cheruiyot!🌊🙌

Dr. Jelagat Cheruiyot is a professor at Tulane University who has inspired hundreds of students to work in coastal restoration and has spearheaded several restoration and stormwater management projects.

crcl1988.bsky.social @crcl1988.bsky.social · 11d

Admiring the critters we’ve seen at our restoration sites over the past year – some from up close and others from very far away. #WorldAnimalDay 🦋🦗🐸🦀🐱🐊

crcl1988.bsky.social @crcl1988.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you to CITGO for fueling our Coastal Restoration Roadshow in Cameron, Calcasieu and Vermilion parishes. We’re grateful to the amazing attendees and community partners who made this a huge success. Together we’re building stronger, more resilient coastal communities!

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crcl1988.bsky.social @crcl1988.bsky.social · 13d

Congratulations, Theresa Schmidt, for being a recipient of this year’s Coastal Stewardship Awards!

“None of the other reporters along the Chenier Plain Coast have been as steadfast and as personally aware of our fragile natural ecosystem and its values.”

crcl1988.bsky.social @crcl1988.bsky.social · 14d

Introducing Csanyi Matusicky (on right), our Restoration Coordinator!

She was born & raised in south Louisiana and earned a bachelor’s in renewable natural resources & wildlife ecology. She has a passion for community-led conservation as well as the culture, land & language of this beautiful state.

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crcl1988.bsky.social @crcl1988.bsky.social · 14d

Kim Reyher, CRCL’s Executive Director, sat down with Rep. Joe Orgeron & CRPA Executive Director Michael Hare for a webinar on what the future holds for coastal restoration. Topics include funding, necessary projects and one fundamental need: more sediment.
View here:

The PAR Perspective Webinar: Coastal Next Steps

PAR's webinar Coastal Next Steps featured Kimberly Davis Reyher, executive director of the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana; Michael Hare, executive director of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority; and Joseph Orgeron, vice chair of the House Natural Resources and Environment Commi

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crcl1988.bsky.social @crcl1988.bsky.social · 15d

Join us Oct 14 to learn how your backyard can protect rare Cajun prairies! ☀️🌱

Dr. Charles Allen will teach practical tips to bring a piece of the prairie home, supporting wildlife, the environment and the future of southwest LA’s natural heritage.

Register: connect.crcl.org/civ...

crcl1988.bsky.social @crcl1988.bsky.social · 15d

Our relationship with water is a defining issue for people who live in NOLA. Where do the mayoral candidates stand on coastal restoration, municipal flooding, insurance reform and resilience strategies? Find out Tuesday at this forum presented by CRCL & other orgs.
Register: ow.ly/Nc7L50X1BHY

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crcl1988.bsky.social @crcl1988.bsky.social · 15d

Our wonderful volunteers bagged 22 tons of shell this September! 🦪💪

Thank you, the EPA, NOAA, Restore America's Estuaries, the Alden and Margaret Laborde Foundation, the Meraux Foundation and Shell for supporting these volunteer events & restoration projects!

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crcl1988.bsky.social @crcl1988.bsky.social · 19d

As a part of the Central Wetlands Reforestation Collective CRCL & partner orgs will plant more than 30,000 trees & 30,000 plugs of marsh grass in the Central Wetlands Unit over the next 4 years thanks to the support of our sponsors, Louisiana CPRA, the Arlene & Joseph Meraux Foundation and NOAA!

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Barry Yeoman @barryyeoman.com · 20d

MY LATEST: One of Darrah Fox Bach’s many skills is turning used oyster shells—buttery discards from Louisiana restaurants —into living shorelines that protect cultural sites and reduce erosion. Her superpower is building deep relationships that aid her conservation efforts. @crcl1988.bsky.social

Darrah Fox Bach

Restoration programs senior manager, Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana Darrah Fox Bach cultivated her love for the outdoors in her native San Francisco, where environmentalism flourishes and S…

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crcl1988.bsky.social @crcl1988.bsky.social · 20d

We are thrilled to give Mark Schleifstein CRCL’s Lifetime Achievement Award!

“Without his reporting at The Times-Picayune and The Advocate, it's hard to imagine where coastal preservation and restoration would rank among Louisiana's problems.”
- Gordon Russell, Schleifstein’s longtime colleague

crcl1988.bsky.social @crcl1988.bsky.social · 21d

Happy National Estuaries Week!🌾🌱🐊🫶

Louisiana has one of the highest concentrations of estuaries in the country, which provide habitat, clean our water, provide flood protection and support the economy. We strive to protect our estuaries through advocacy, education and restoration projects.

crcl1988.bsky.social @crcl1988.bsky.social · 22d

Seed collecting season is upon us! 🌱

Our native seed drive is starting back up! We are collecting native, locally grown cypress seeds. The more seeds we collect the larger our native plant nursery can grow, and the more trees we can plant across the coast.

Learn more: www.crcl.org/native-...

crcl1988.bsky.social @crcl1988.bsky.social · 23d

Our Coastal Roadshow #2 is this week!

Make your voice heard & shape real solutions. Work with local leaders to submit your project ideas to the state’s 2029 Coastal Master Plan.

We’re hosting in 3 locations
🌊 9/24 Lake Charles
🌊 9/25 Cameron
🌊 9/26 Abbeville
crcl.org/coastal-restoration-roadshow/

crcl1988.bsky.social @crcl1988.bsky.social · 25d

This week we had the pleasure of welcoming back our AmeriCorps team members!

Maeve Maloney, Serve LA social media coordinator, and Kendall Di Iulio, Serve LA restoration field coordinator, are returning to CRCL for their 2nd year of service. We're excited to spend the next 11 months with them!