COALITION TO RESTORE COASTAL LOUISIANA
3801 CANAL STREET 400, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70119 www.crcl.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE COALITION TO RESTORE COASTAL LOUISIANA IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO DRIVE BOLD, SCIENCE-BASED ACTION TO SUSTAIN A DYNAMIC COASTAL LOUISIANA THROUGH ENGAGEMENT AND ADVOCACY.

OYSTER SHELL RECYCLING PROGRAM:CRCL COLLECTS OYSTER SHELL FROM PARTICIPATING NEW ORLEANS-BASED RESTAURANTS AND USES THAT SHELL TO RESTORE OYSTER REEFS AND SHORELINE HABITAT. SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN IN 2014 WE HAVE COLLECTED NEARLY 10 MILLION POUNDS OF SHELL (FROM MORE THAN 70,000 SACKS OF OYSTERS) THAT OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE WOUND UP IN LOUISIANA LANDFILLS. IN 2020, WE DEPLOYED OUR THIRD REEF OF LIVING SHORELINE IN LOUISIANAS BARATARIA BAY. REVENUE AND EXPENSES FOR OYSTER SHELL RECYCLING PROGRAM AND HABITAT RESTORATION PROGRAM HAVE BEEN COMBINED AND ARE INCLUDED IN THE AMOUNT ABOVE.

HABITAT RESTORATION PROGRAM:CRCL RESTORES LOUISIANAS COASTAL HABITATS BY ENGAGING VOLUNTEERS AND STAKEHOLDERS TO BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION. OUR RESTORATION EVENTS FACILITATE ENVIORONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP BY LOUISIANA INDUSTRIES, LANDOWNERS AND BUSINESS LEADERS AND PROVIDE VALUABLE EDUCATION EXPERIENCES FOR OUR VOLUNTEERS. PARTICIPANTS LEARN A VARIETY OF RESTORATION METHODS THAT ARE EMPLOYED ACROSS LOUISIANAS COAST. SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN IN 2000 WE HAVE WORKED WITH OVER 15,000 VOLUNTEERS, PLANTED MORE THAN 3.5 MILLION NATIVE PLANTS AND RESTORED MORE THAN 4,000 ACRES OF COASTAL WETLANDS.

POLICY / OUTREACH / EDUCATION:CRCL EDUCATES DECISION MAKERS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF COASTAL RESTORATION IN LOUISIANA. IT INTERACTS DIRECTLY WITH MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO INFORM THEM ABOUT COASTAL LAND LOSS AND PROJECTS THAT ARE AIMED AT RESTORING THE COAST. THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM SHARES INFORMATION ABOUT VOLUNTEER PROJECTS AND LARGE-SCALE RESTORATION EFFORTS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, MASS EMAILS AND TRADITIONAL MEDIA. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES EXPERTISE TO JOURNALISTS WRITING ABOUT THE COASTAL CRISIS. CRCL ORGANIZES FLYOVERS FOR BUSINESS AND CIVIC LEADERS AND SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS TO PROVIDE THEM A UNIQUE VIEW OF THE STATES COAST. CRCL USES SOCIAL MEDIA, EMAIL AND PRINTED COMMUNICATIONS TO EXPAND ITS BASE OF VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPORTERS. CRCL HOSTS THE BIENNIAL STATE OF THE COAST CONFERENCE TO PROVIDE AN INTERDISCIPLINARY FORUM TO EXCHANGE TIMELY AND RELEVANT INFORMATION ON THE DYNAMIC CONDITIONS OF LOUISIANA'S COASTAL COMMUNITIES, ENVIRONMENT, AND ECONOMY AND TO APPLY THAT INFORMATION TO EXISTING AND FUTURE COASTAL RESTORATION AND PROTECTION EFFORTS, POLICIES, AND DECISION-MAKING.

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