Woodlands
Trail and Park Restoration Team
Receives Coastal America Partnership Award!
Belle Chasse,
Louisiana. On Wednesday, November 7, 2007, the Woodlands Trail and
Park Restoration Team, partners and community friends gathered on a beautiful,
breezy fall day along Plantar's Canal in Belle Chasse, Louisiana for the Coastal
America Partnership Award Ceremony. The awards were presented by
Robert A. DeHaan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, John
Bowie, Coordinator for Coastal America for the Gulf Coast Region and Virginia
Tippie, Director and Founder of Coastal America. Robert DeHann was the
Keynote speaker on behalf of the Department of Transportation and representing
the Executive Office of the President. Awards were presented to the
following partnering organizations for their participation in the cooperative
conservation effort: Algiers Economic Development Foundation,
American Heritage Rivers Initiative - Army Corp of Engineers,
Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program, Chevron, ConocoPhillips,
Freeport-McMoRan Foundation, Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry,
Mayor's Office of Environmental Affairs, Mississippi River Trail organization,
Orleans Audubon Society, Our Lady of Holy Cross College, Plaqumeines
Parish Government, Regional Planning Commission, University of Louisiana
Lafayette, Department of Renewable Resources, and Woodlands Trail and Park.
The Woodlands Restoration Team was nominated by Doug Meffert, Deputy Director,
Tulane/Xavier Center for Bioenvironmental Research.
The
Coastal America Partnership was established in 1992 to protect, preserve and
restore our coastal watersheds by integrating federal actions with state, and
local government and non‑governmental efforts to address specific problems such
as wetlands loss. According to Director of Coastal America, Virginia
Tippie, “ The Woodlands Trail and Park Project Team is a striking example of an
opportunity that resulted from the identification of critical habitat and
community needs, the development of key partnerships, proud environmental
stewardship and community involvement all of which resulted in a comprehensive
and productive partnership to enhance our natural environment - a win-win
across the board and an example of true partnerships for others to emulate.
It is in projects such as this that cooperative conservation comes alive in the
real world.”
Full Press Release
Letter from Laura
and President George W. Bush
NEW! Click on image below to see evening exodus
of birds from Woodlands Trail and Park
Lower
Coast Algiers/Belle Chasse
Larry Daigle, Commercial and Industrial Photographers
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- Physical address:
449 F.
Edward Hebert Blvd., Belle Chasse, Louisiana
Woodlands Trail-America's Wetland Birding Trail is currently a "work in
progress" following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. We have successfully
cleared the storm debris from 13.7 miles of trails. With funding from the
Governor's Office Recreational Trails Program and contributions for matching
funds from the corporate and private community, we hope to construct bridges and
trail improvements to allow public access to the WWII Ammunition Magazines by
Veterans Day, 2007!
Our Mission
The Woodlands Trail and Park vision is the
culmination of work over a seven-year period where the distinct history
and attributes of the area were identified and then congealed into a
proposal for a public park with equestrian facility and an
adjoining bike pathway and parallel equestrian trail
physically joining Orleans and Plaquemines Parishes. As
our community grows, it will be imperative to the livelihood of wildlife
to connect greenway corridors to prevent species from being trapped
between islands of development.
Woodlands Trail and Park was organized as a 501(c)(3)
corporation in 2001 with the mission to:
"establish and embellish an educational, historical
and recreational greenway, designed as a nature trail; jogging, hiking, and
bicycle pathway; and equestrian trail. It will establish a natural area and park
with amenities within the Lower Coast Algiers and Belle Chasse areas."
Board of Directors
Contact Information
- Phone/Fax:
- (504) 433-4000
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Postal address:
- Woodlands Trail and Park, Inc.
- 1112 Engineers Road
- Belle Chasse, Louisiana 70037
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- Electronic mail:
- E-mail:
woodlandstrail@aol.com
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Webmaster:
woodlandstrail@aol.com
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