Breaux Act Newsflash - Additional March 2005 Meetings and Events
***********************************************************************Governor's Advisory Commission on Coastal Restoration and Conservation
Meeting Scheduled
Friday, March 11, 2005; 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Pensacola Room
Galvez Building
602 North 5th Street
Baton Rouge, La. 70802
For additional information contact Cynthia Duet or Reneeca James in the
Office of Coastal Activities at (225) 342-3968.
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Volunteers Needed for the Derelict Crab Trap Clean Up in Terrebonne Bay
Louisiana's second derelict crab trap clean up in Terrebonne Bay will be
held over a 16-day period from 6:00 a.m. on March 5 through 6:00 a.m. March
20, 2005. LUMCON's DeFelice Marine Center is serving as a base of
operations for the volunteer effort. The two main volunteer days are
Saturday, March 5 and Saturday, March 12. Two small vessels are reserved
for both days. Volunteers are needed to drive the boats, go out on the
boats to retrieve the traps, and handle land based activities by working
side by side with La. Wildlife and Fisheries employees. To learn more visit
the Web at http://www.derelictcrabtrap.net/current5.html
Additional information may be obtained from the Derelict Crab Trap Removal
Program web site www.derelictcrabtrap.net or by contacting:
Vince Guillory
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
PO Box 189
Bourg, LA 70343
Phone: (985) 594-4139
EMAIL: vguillory at wlf.louisiana.gov
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Christmas Tree Recycling Project Needs Volunteers
The City of New Orleans is conducting its annual Christmas tree recycling
project this March. If anyone would like to volunteer to help with the
placement of Christmas trees into Bayou Sauvage, please call Heather
Szapary, consultant for the Mayor's Office of Environmental Affairs Coastal
Program at (504) 658-4071. Volunteers will be needed on March 29 and/or 30
to assist the Louisiana Army National Guard and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
For additional information contact Heather Szapary at
heathers@new-orleans.la.us.
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