- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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6 people are interested
Help Us Prepare Chalmette National Cemetery for Memorial Day
ORGANIZATION: Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Please visit the new page to apply.
- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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6 people are interested
We need you! We're looking for volunteers to document, realign, and clean headstones in Chalmette National Cemetery.
Through hands-on work, volunteers will learn how to properly document, realign, and clean headstones in Chalmette National Cemetery.
There are time slots available from March 17 -30, feel free to sign up for as many time slots as you’d like.
- Minors must be 13 years or older to volunteer.
- Those below 16 years of age must be accompanied by a parent/guardian at all times.
- For youth groups, we ask that there be one adult supervisor for every five youth participants. Adult supervisors must actively volunteer with the youths and closely supervise them at all times.
- An electronically signed release form is required from each volunteer before they begin any volunteer activity. (After submitting the form on the right, you will be directed to the online release form.)
- Minors must have their application form electronically signed by their parent/guardian.
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About Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Location:
Jean Lafitte National Park and Preserve, Barataria Preserve, 6588 Barataria Blvd, Marrero, LA 70072, US
Mission Statement
Jean Lafitte NHP & P Mission Statement...
...to preserve for the education, inspiration and benefit of present and future generations significant examples of natural and historical resources of the Mississippi Delta region and to provide for the interpretation in such manner as to portray the development of cultural diversity in the region
Description
Organization Description
Louisiana’s Mississippi River Delta conjures images of a spirited culture and places of haunting beauty. It is a world shaped by a dynamic, centuries-old relationship between humans and a still-evolving land. Here a succession of peoples has both altered and adapted to the environment as they interacted with other cultures-changing and being changed. Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve tells the story of this land and its culture that together show one of the most interesting faces of the American experience. The Mississippi River delta is some of the youngest land in North America. The deltaic sediments that underlie the New Orleans region are less than 4,000 years old. Natural processes-deposition of new sediment, erosion, subsidence (settling of sediment) - maintained a healthy equilibrium between land and water at delta’s edge. But canals, levees, jetties and floodways built by humans upset the balance, blocking sedimentation and increasing erosion and loss of coastal wetlands. The problem seems overwhelming - but we can save our wetlands if we work together and make smart choices. Any restoration program must be a commitment to the health of the entire system- including its human residents.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Chalmette Battlefield National Cemetery8606 West St. Bernard HwyChalmette, LA 70043
DATE POSTED
March 6, 2018
SKILLS
- Curating
- Disaster Cleanup
- Community Outreach
- Basic Computer Skills
- Construction
- Environmental Education
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- 4 hours
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