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Local non-profit Restore or Retreat is excited to announce the completion of their planting and continued restoration efforts on the uninhabited barrier island, West Grand Terre.
The historic island is home to Fort Livingston and is located due east of Grand Isle, Louisiana in southern Jefferson Parish. This past weekend, 37 volunteers from various walks of life ranging in age from 16-72 came to plant the island with Restore or Retreat.
Once on site, volunteers were given an orientation of the island and plant and site safety briefing, as well as an explanation of the unique and rich cultural history of the island. The volunteers also learned about why these barrier islands are critical to our multiple lines of defense strategy against the storms that come from the Gulf of Mexico.
Photos provided by Restore or Retreat.
With the support of grants and generous private business partners, volunteers planted approximately 7,900 plants on the north western marsh of the rock revetment. The plants will help to stabilize an area that has had some sediment erosion. Additionally, an area along the barrier dunes where there is a higher elevation was chosen for the planting of 300 Sand Oak trees.
“This project’s primary focus is erosion control with sediment retention for storm protection and habitat creation for the fisheries and migratory birds that visit the island. The planting will also support the long term resiliency of the island,” said Polly Glover with Restore or Retreat. “The planting aided and complemented the previous phase-one planting on the island in November of 2022. In total, Restore or Retreat with our volunteers have placed approximately 17,000 plants on the island after completion of this planting.”
Restore or Retreat would like to thank our grantors and private businesses who have assisted with making this planting come to fruition. Grants from the 2024 Conservation and Restoration Partnership fund of the Coastal Protection Restoration Authority along with a grant from CITGO thru Restore America’s Estuaries were received.
“The grant from CITGO is a part of the ‘Caring for our Coast’ initiative that is celebrating 10 years of supporting the restoration efforts of our precious wetlands,” said Restore or Retreat Executive Director, Joseph Orgeron. For more information please visit Restore or Retreat’s website.
