Common Ground Wetlands Reclaim a Golf Course at City Park

Common Ground Wetlands recently helped reclaim a golf course at City Park. The effort to restore natural wetland habitat at City Park has been an on-going initiative since the hurricane, which rendered the golf course unusable. Common Ground Wetlands has been planting irises, smooth cordgrass, cypress trees, and bullrushes at City Park in an effort to prevent the lake shoreline from eroding, to help build the shoreline back up and to provide inviting homes for native fishes. Common Ground has been working with park officials and local schools to facilitate the gathering, propagation, and planting of native wetland plants. In the process, local and national volunteers have learned about the importance of wetlands in flood control, storm protection, water and soil contamination clean-up, and the prevention of loss of the southern Louisiana land mass into the Gulf of Mexico. In addition to contributing to these causes, the restored wetland habitat in City Park will serve an aesthetic and educational purpose for New Orleans residents.

A Common Ground volunteer plants smooth cordgrass at City Park.

College students from Howard University on spring break plant irises, smooth cordgrass, cypress trees, and bullrushes at City Park.

Howard University students wade in the water while doing wetlands restoration at City Park.