Volunteers from Restore the Earth work at saving the Louisiana wetlands. Photo: Restore the Earth
Restore The Earth Foundation (REF) and Clif Bar and it’s not-for-profit, In Good Company, returned for the second year with volunteers from 15 companies across the U.S. to continue restoration of critical wetlands in Louisiana.
In Good Company’s 30 volunteers from Clif Bar, Eileen Fisher, Timberland, 7th Generation, Amy’s Kitchen, Annie’s Homegrown, and others worked together for one week with Restore the Earth Foundation and Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to build on the work started last year of shoring up and restoring fragile wetlands at Pass a Loutre Wildlife Management Area, a site 40 miles into the Gulf of Mexico, where the Mississippi River ends and the Gulf of Mexico begins. This site is critically important to support the migratory bird flyway.
The group tossed 4,000 Gulf Saver Bags from barge to boat and from boat to beach, and then planted over 12,000 EKOgrown native grasses and black mangroves.
“Our efforts will help stabilize and protect 20 acres of ecosystem, add valuable acreage for wildlife habitat, strengthen the hurricane buffer, and remediate oil contamination using Gulf Saver bags filled with a specially formulated composted media infused with natural oil eating microbes,” said Lucy Perna of Effects Marketing.
Our restoration last year survived Hurricane Isaac,” said Melissa Leebove of Clif Bar, “making the Gulf Saver wetland restoration, “Certified Hurricane Proof”, which the folks in Venice say is unbelievable. What an incredible difference a group of passionate people and a year make!”
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