JANUARY 2023
THE GULF COAST POST Did you know that the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana was the first statewide nonprofit dedicated to coastal restoration in Louisiana? We take great pride in our 35-year history. Check out our timeline of accomplishments. You can also read the influential publication “Coastal Louisiana: Here Today and Gone Tomorrow?” In it, we called for the creation of a state agency to restore and protect Louisiana’s coast; a funding mechanism to direct federal money toward confronting the problem of coastal loss; and the urgent implementation of large-scale restoration projects to correct the conditions that starved our wetlands of the nutrients and sediment they require. Since our nonprofit was founded as a small policy shop 1988, we have become a leader in shaping state and federal policy; begun hosting the premier conference on coastal restoration in Louisiana; created the Native Plants Program, which has put more than 3 million plants and trees into our fragile soil; recycled more than 12.5 million pounds of oyster shell through our Oyster Shell Recycling Program; trained hundreds of students through our Future Coastal Leaders program; and, perhaps most importantly, helped make everyone in Louisiana aware of our coastal problems – and solutions. Like what you’ve seen so far? We’re just getting started. Support our work to help us do even more. -- Kim Reyher Executive Director
CRCL's new Restoration Programs Director Michael Biros stands on the shell pile with his pup, Lychee!