Story by Molly Feltner at noaa.gov With $1.2 million in funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act, NOAA is amplifying local efforts in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward and St. Bernard Parish to restore wetlands and revitalize communities. Today, locals in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward call the Bayou Bienvenue Wetlands Triangle a “ghost swamp.” The area …

Hello, Common Ground Relief friends and supporters! I have a few important announcements to share from the CGR team. After an excellent 3 years, I am transitioning away from CGR. I have found deep joy, growth, and pride in leading this team. We have recovered from a pandemic, two significant hurricanes, and a tornado. We planted 14,600 trees and 107,000 plugs …

A consortium of Louisiana organizations will plant more than 30,000 trees, 33,000 plugs of marsh grasses and 40 plots of aquatic vegetation to re-establish a bald cypress and water tupelo bottomland hardwood forest near New Orleans starting this year. The Central Wetlands Reforestation Collective (CWRC) is receiving $715,256 over three years from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and a …

Dear Friends and Supporters, It is with great pleasure and gratitude that we present to you the 2022 Annual Report for Common Ground Relief. Over the past year, we have continued our unwavering commitment to responding to urgent community needs, advocating for environmental justice, and fostering habitat health in the face of the twin crises of climate change and land …

This strategic plan will enhance the inclusiveness of our community and provide a roadmap for where we want to go and how we can get there together. Some plans and solutions are included directly in this plan. Additionally, the plan identifies areas where further attention and analysis are needed to achieve our highest potential. We think of this as a …

Common Ground Relief met immense success and growth in 2021. CGR navigatedthrough the multi-pronged challenges of transitioning executive leadership,reviving programs in food security and disaster relief, functioning safely throughCOVID-19, and recovering from Hurricane Ida. CGR came out the other side a stronger organization, more affirmed in its values,programs, and support network. CGR served community members in both familiarand new ways, …