The LSU AgCenter’s 4-H Camp Grant Walker located in Pollack, La., has been expanding over the last two years. The expansion includes the formation of two wetland ponds on the property and turning an outdoor chapel it into an education center that will be used for wetland outreach education lessons.

On March 28, members from the America’s WETLAND Conservation Corps and the ULL AmeriCorps program gathered at the camp for a “work weekend” to help with new construction projects and repair any remaining damage that was done during the 2008 hurricane season. Among other activities, the 50 AmeriCorps members helped build a boardwalk connecting the ponds to the rest of the camp, renovated an outdoor chapel that will be used to teach the “wetlands education track” at camp this summer, helped remove fallen limbs from a creek on the camp property and conducted a creek litter cleanup.

The AWCC was very excited to be partner with the ULL AmeriCorps program and was happy to be able to give back to Camp Grant Walker. Many AWCC members attended 4-H camp as children and now spend summers teaching wetland education lessons to current campers.

This program is sponsored by the AWCC and the LSU AgCenter.

All members from ULL and AWCC. AWCC members taking a break to smile for the camera. Are they working hard or hardly working? . . . Matt Huber helps paint the old chapel that will soon be the classroom for the 2009 summer camp session's "wetlands track." Justing getting ready to pick up trash. . . or just mug for the camera.

The outdoor classrom is complete! Two members from ULL AmeriCorps paint the 4-H barn. AWCC Members Justin and Emily brave heights to paint the barn! Jacob and Ethan take a break from boardwalk building. AWCC members do heavy lifting to get the boardwalk built.