NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The Coalition To Restore Coastal Louisiana is seeking volunteers to plant marsh grass in the Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge in the Lacombe area.
NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune reports (https://bit.ly/19TyxsT ) the event will be held April 9-11, and volunteers are still needed for the April 10 and 11 sessions. Workers are needed from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Volunteers must be at least 18 years old. To volunteer, visit www.crcl.org .
All equipment for the project and lunch will be provided.
The organization will be planting nearly 13,000 plugs of marsh grass to help stabilize marsh, prevent future erosion and create wildlife habitat, according to its website.
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Information from: The Times-Picayune, https://www.nola.com
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