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Restore or Retreat reports volunteer plantings at West Grand Terre and mangrove terraces at Port Fourchon
Summary
Restore or Retreat described vegetation plantings at West Grand Terre (Oct. 2024) and a December 2024 mangrove-terracing volunteer effort at Port Fourchon, reported preliminary survivorship after a recent cold/snow event and noted follow-up monitoring and an April 2025 planting window for phase 2.
Representatives Joseph Ojouron and Polly Glover of Restore or Retreat presented two volunteer-driven restoration efforts in the Lower Barataria Basin: a multi-phase planting at West Grand Terre and terracing and mangrove plantings near Port Fourchon.
Why this matters: both projects use volunteer labor and partner grants to accelerate on-the-ground restoration of barrier island and nearshore habitats that provide storm buffering and habitat for birds and fisheries.
Polly Glover summarized the West Grand Terre work. A phase‑1 planting in November 2022 established roughly…
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