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Avery Island Restoration Planting
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Volunteers from across southern Louisiana met at Avery Island to help transplant marsh grass.

AWCC Members Meet Governor
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AWCC members Ethan Graves and Alicia Scallan present Governor Jindall with bat boxes and wood duck boxes that will be used in later restoration projects.

Members in Action!
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AWCC Members Justin Trahan and Ethan Graves put on great projects!

Who needs the Beach?! Spend spring break with AWCC
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College students from California and Vermont volunteer with the AWCC to help restore Bayou St. John.

Pitching in to Help 4-H Camp
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AWCC AmeriCorps members partnered with AmeriCorps members from ULL to help with a variety of renovation projects at 4-H Camp Grant Walker.
Lafayette Members Teach Fishing Clinic
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Three AWCC members serving in Lafayette assisted with a 4-H fishing clinic
AWCC Members Help Out With Youth Wetlands Week
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On February 15, 2009, AWCC Members at the 4H Mini Barn in Baton Rouge to help pack supply boxes for the 2009 Youth Wetlands Week.
AWCC Members Bond at Ropes Course
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On February 14, 2009, AWCC members got to know each other and wetlands! Members participated in the high ropes course at the LSU University Recreation Complex.
Splash!: Ocean Commotion 2008
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Ocean Commotion 2008 was a splash of a time! About 8 AWCC members from around the state converged into the Pete Maravich Assembly Center at LSU in order to help promote saving America's Wetlands. Elementary and middle school children from around the state got to see the different types of wetland ecosytems in Louisiana. Some adventurous kids also got to experience the wonders of marsh mud!
Sucess: Bayou Bienvenue Trash Bash 2008
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On Saturday, October 18, AWCC member Gary Decossas and 10 volunteers from the St.Bernard 4-H Junior Leadership Club helped in clearing a 1/2 mile stretch of Bayou Bienvenue!
2008 AWCC Trash Bash at Lake D'Arbonne State Park
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On October 13, approximately 18 AWCC members from around the state came together to clean up Lake D'Arbonne State Park.
Restoration Planting at Rockefeller Refuge
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AWCC members participated in a restoration planting event at Rockefeller Refuge on May 18th. The members planted a half mile stretch of canal bank with Spartina Alterniflora to help stabalize the bank and minimize erosion.
Rockefeller Training: May 2007
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AWCC members attended wetland training at Rockefeller Refuge from May 16 to 18th, 2007.