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CO-VENTURES
Area businesses and organizations frequently team up with LPBF to help Save Our Lake & Coast in fun and unique ways. You can also help by supporting our partners.
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WANTED:
Any artifacts, photos or memorabilia associated with
the New
Canal Lighthouse
to be donated for possible display in the New Canal Lighthouse Museum.
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New Canal Lighthouse
Become a part of our rebuilding. Buy a brick or donate today!
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We are the Water
WE ARE THE WATER is a benefit swim on Wednesday, May 2nd for the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation and the New Canal Lighthouse Museum and Education Center. Matthew Moseley and Glynde Mangum will swim 23 miles from the North shore to the Lighthouse. Sponsorship opportunities are available. Read more, Donate now!
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Ashley Kelly Swim Program
The 9th annual Ashley Kelly Swim Program will be held this yea r from May 14 - May 18th. The swim program offers free week-long watershed safety issues and swim lessons open to anyone in the Pontchartrain Basin who is age 5 or older. Registration will open on May 1st. To register, email joann@saveourlake.org with the following information:
Name of participantAge of participant Class time requested (5pm, 6pm, or 7pm) Contact name Phone number Email address |
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23rd Annual Back to the Beach Festival
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RESTORE Act
The RESTORE Act (The Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourism Opportunities and Revived Economy of the Gulf Coast Act) has passed by a large majority in the House of Representatives and in the Senate. This act outlines how Clean Water Act penalties, owed by BP Oil as mitigation for the effects of the 2010 oil spill, will be distributed. The act states that 80% of the penalties will go towards restoration in the gulf coast, provide resources to the Gulf Coast to begin economic and ecological recovery immediately, establish a Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council and a Comprehensive Plan for the Gulf Coast and establish a the Gulf Coast Centers of Excellence for Ecosystem Restoration Science, Monitoring and Technology. The act also outlines how the penalty funds will be allocated across the five affected Gulf States. The future of the RESTORE Act depends on an agreement being reached between the House and the Senate as different versions were passed in each.
See video about the RESTORE Act from Senator Mary Landrieu.
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Volunteers Needed for Planting
LPBF and The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana (CRCL) are looking for interested volunteers to participate in a cypress swamp restoration project near the Caernarvon Diversion in Plaquemines Parish, LA. The project will be on Tuesday, May 1 from 9:00am to 4:00pm at the Caernarvon Diversion Outfall Canal. Read more and Register today! |
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Manatee in Lake Pontchartrain
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Manatee migration routes from Florida
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Manatees are spotted on an almost yearly basis in Lake Pontchartrain, especially in June, July and August, feeding in shallow waters in the grass beds and rivers on the north shore. Manatees are indanger from boat strikes so boaters should be aware of when and where manatees are likely to be in Lake Pontchartrain and alter boating activity accordingly. During the summer, boaters should be wary for manatees and slow down when moving into shallow areas where manatees are likely to be.
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LPBF Coastal Position Opening
Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation is seeking to immediately hire a qualified scientist to assist with the execution of the Coastal Sustainability Program. Application deadline is April 30. Read more... |
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