PAID professional development opportunity for 32 weeks starting in January. We will employ two selected fellows full-time to accompany us on our planting projects throughout the 2024 season. Selected fellows will be trained on all aspects of coastal restoration projects- planning, implementation, monitoring, public speaking, and more!

Story by Jeff Young at newsweek.com Our very own Josh Benitez was recently featured as a Planet Hero on Newsweek’s Better Planet. Newsweek’s Better Planet highlights the innovators and innovations that are leading the way to a healthier and safer world, and the individual actions that we can all take to help the environment.

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 …

Despite passing familiarity with Common Ground Relief and their mission (due to my friendship with Director and Conservationist-in-Chief Charlotte Clarke) my first experience volunteering for CGR came in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, in the early Fall of 2021. By chance, I had been out of town visiting family out west when Hurricane Ida formed with astonishing speed and struck …

Though it was only 8 a.m., the temperature was rising above 90 degrees as my housemate and I got ready to drive to Bayou Bienvenue for my first marsh planting with Common Ground Relief. Max, my housemate, was an old hand at the plantings, and had been going all season as work from the film industry had slowed. On several …

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 …

NEW ORLEANS, LA: EPISODE #3 —TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 2023 Drawdown’s Neighborhood is a climate solutions short documentary series passing the mic to climate heroes who often go unheard.

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 …