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Saturday, March 23 

Cypress Planting

 

 Saturday, March 23

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Lighthouse Preview Party 

   

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March 2013

New Canal Lighthouse Opening!!        
The New Canal Lighthouse opens to the public Saturday, April 20th.  A Preview Party will be held on Thursday, April 18th. Email Angela for tickets.
Friday, April 19th will be a ribbon-cutting event for LPBF membership and media.  Saturday, doors open to the public for museum tours. Hours 10am-4pm.  Discounts for groups, seniors, and military.
Managing Mardi Gras Pass 
LPBF continues to watch developments of the river's newest distributary known as Mardi Gras Pass. We are discussing how to safely manage the pass without reducing the flow.  We hope that we can avoid going backwards in coastal restoration as would happen with the current permit application by Sundown Energy.  Parties have indicated a willingness to discuss options.  The public hearing is March 20 at 6pm at the Belle Chasse Auditorium, located at 8398 Hwy 23 in Belle Chasse.
Cypress Planting-Volunteers Needed       cypresstreeplanted
On Saturday, March 23rd LPBF is hosting a 10am-3pm cypress planting in the Caernarvon Delta area. Candidates looking to get involved in an adventurous physical hands-on restoration project contact Eva in LPBF's coastal department or call (985) 634-4243. 

 

Personalized Bricks being installed.
bricklay1 Purchased a lighthouse brick for the first install? Come see them after April 19th in the lighthouse fountain plaza.  More  bricks available.
-$200 - 4"x8" with 3 lines of text

-$500 - 8"x8" with either 3 lines of text

    and lighthouse logo or 4 lines of text  

-$1000 - 8"x8" with 3 lines of text and logo of your choice (you provide artwork)

* On all bricks, text must be a maximum of 18 characters per line. (spacing and punctuation included) 

Bayou St. John Marsh Creation Project
LPBF is working with several partners to beneficially use dredge material from Bayou St. John to create a marsh in the bayou near Lake Pontchartrain.  The dredging is to enhance water flow into Bayou St. John when the flood gate is safe to open briefly.  Some of the dredge material will be placed along the shallow bank where Gulf Saver Bags will be placed to create a wetland habitat.  Both the small channel and the marsh should enhance the ecology of the lake and bayou.
Bicycling the Lakefront! bikeimage         
Join LPBF's education staff to take a leisurely Saturday morning bike ride along the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain on March 23rd.  Hear the story of how the lake influenced the founding of the city and the history of the region including the light, the lake and the coast.   Email [email protected] to sign up.  Registration is $20.00 (max: 20 people)  
 
Map of Basin Salinity  
LPBF has released a Hydrocoast Map for the week of February 25 to March 3.  The Hydrocoast Map illustrates the ever changing water conditions across the Pontchartrain Basin.  It shows the water salinity patterns across the estuary and fresh water inflows, which influence fishing patterns.  The current map shows an overall freshening of the basin due to high rainfall during the week.  For more information and to view the map click here.
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