On Saturday, from West Point a la Hache, participants will travel twenty minutes by air to view the Mississippi River and surrounding healthy and broken marshes, ancient oak ridges, and open water. By boat they will visit Grand Bayou and learn how water quality affects plant growth. They will talk with local residents and oyster farmers about wetland dependent livelihoods. Participants will also see how the West Point a Hache siphon brings fresh River water into the nearby marsh. Throughout, speakers will talk about how the River built wetlands, geologic changes over time, tools for wetlands restoration, water quality and what citizens can do to help.
Field trips depend on weather and boat availability.
Substitutions will be made in case of inclement weather. This workshop is supported by the Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program. Anyone with an interest in what the future holds for our coast and those who depend on it should read this report. The future is in our hands and the choices we make in the coming years may well determine whether this coast and its communities survive. Additional reprint underwriting was provided by the Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program and from contributions made by James and Claudia Boyer, Tom Flanagan, Thomas and Laura Cox Filo, Carolyn Woosley and Mary Woosley, all of Lake Charles.