Restore or Retreat Executive Committee |
Mike Plaisance, President
Plaisance Dragline and Dredging
Ted Falgout, VP
Ted M. Falgout and Associates
Robert Naquin, Treasurer
Century 21
Henri Boulet, Secretary
LA 1 Coalition
Tim Allen
Apache Louisiana Minerals
Charlotte Bollinger
Bollinger Shipyards
Berwick Duval
Duval, Funderburk, Sundbery, Lovell and Watkins
Dr. John J. Jones, Jr.
Jones Dermatology
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Wed, Oct 15- 9:30am
LaBelle Room, LaSalle Bldg
Baton Rouge, LA
ROR's Barnstorming
to Save Our Coast
Thurs, Oct 16- 6pm-9pm
Lockport, LA
Diversion Expert Panel
October 28
Crowne Plaza
Baton Rouge, LA
Second Call for Master Plan Project Proposals Due
Fri, Oct 31
CPRA
**NOTE: DATE CHANGE**
November 12, 9:30am
Galvez Building, Pollack Room
Baton Rouge, LA
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It's not too late to join us!
ROR's
13th Annual
Barnstorming
to Save Our Coast
This Thursday, October 16
6pm to 9pm
at the home of Ms. Charlotte Bollinger, Lockport
presented by
Enjoy the music of Todd Adams, a delicious buffet by Cashio's Catering, and beverages by Buquet Distributors and Donner-Peltier Distillers!
And don't forget our great silent auction
and raffle...
we want to see you there!
Individual tickets and sponsorships available- |
ROR Visits Davis Pond with Diversion Subcommittee The field trip follows the second meeting of the reactivated Diversion Subcommittee of the Governor's Advisory Commission.
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CPRA's John Troutman update King Milling and Rep. Ray Garofalo at the Davis Pond Structure last week.
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Restore or Retreat participated in a field trip to the Davis Pond structure and outfall area following the second Diversion Subcommittee Meeting of the Governor's Advisory Commission. Executive Director Simone Maloz was appointed to the commission this summer, and also serves on the Diversion Subcommittee.
The subcommittee meeting was held in New Orleans at UNO, and the group heard informative presentations from the Water Institute's Dr. Ehab Messelle on optimizing sediment delivery, LSU's Dr. Eugene Turner on sediment supply, US Fish and Wildlife's Ronald Paille on soil composition changes of freshwater marshes, and Dr. Robert Twilley of LSU on the natural processes in delta restoration.
Participants of the first field trip to Caernarvon following the group's first meeting this summer updated the group on that trip, and had a discussion on lessons learned from the first meeting and field trip.
The next meeting will be in December.
| Alisha Renfro of the National Wildlife Federation shows field trip participants the results of a core sample she took on the trip. |
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CPRA Partnership RFP Announced
This year the Conservation and Restoration Partnership Fund has dedicated $1 million to provide matching funds for projects aimed at coastal conservation and restoration. The State will use this funding to take advantage of grants, donations, and other private/public partnership opportunities to support the implementation of high priority coastal restoration projects. This will allow the State to further leverage its funds to achieve its coastal restoration goals. Proposals for coastal conservation and restoration projects that would benefit from additional funding are requested.
Proposals should include a brief description of the project purpose, features, conceptual design, project area map and description of how it contributes to the criteria listed below. Proposals should be no more than two pages in length (i.e., one page description and one page map).
Project Selection Criteria Projects will be evaluated and prioritized based on the following criteria: 1. Acreage conserved/restored 2. Synergism with other conservation/restoration efforts 3. Project constructability 4. Matching funds 5. Consistency with the objectives of the 2012 State Master Plan
General Information Proposals will be accepted for 30 days following the September 17, 2014 Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) meeting. A selection committee made up of CPRA scientists and engineers will review and evaluate each proposed project based on the criteria listed above. Projects selected for funding will be notified by November 30.
Any questions can be directed to: Stuart Brown, 225-342-4736 or Logan Boudreaux, 225-342-2639
Please submit proposals and/or direct questions about the program or project proposals by Friday October 17, 2014 via mail, email, or fax to: Stuart Brown Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority 450 Laurel St., 12th Floor Baton Rouge, LA 70801 phone: (225) 342-4736 fax: (225) 342-9417 [email protected] |
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We are grateful for all of those supporters who have recently renewed their membership support of Restore or Retreat. And we hope to extend the support of others, so we can continue to work daily on saving this irreplaceable region!
Sincerely,
Simone Maloz
Executive Director
Restore or Retreat, Inc.
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