- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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5 people are interested
4th Annual Spring Sweep sponsored by Entergy
ORGANIZATION: Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation
Please visit the new page to apply.
- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
-
5 people are interested
9 A.M. - 11:30 A.M. AROUND THE LAKE
PICNIC FOLLOWS FOR PARTICIPANTS
Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation (LPBF) will hold its annual Spring Sweep, a day designated to clean up around the Lake Pontchartrain Basin, on Saturday, March 24, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Now in its 4th year, LPBF’s Spring Sweep is held in conjunction with the Great American Cleanup sponsored by Keep America Beautiful. Volunteers, partners, and sponsors help care for the areas that drain the Pontchartrain Basin by cleaning curbs, ditches, and storm drains on city streets and rural roadways. Designated areas for cleanup around the lake at this time include Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. John, St. Tammany, and Tangipahoa parishes.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE ZONE MAP.Debris picked up by volunteers is recorded on data cards that catalogue and quantify the types and amounts of trash collected. LPBF forwards this data to local water quality authorities.
To say thank you to the volunteers, on Spring Sweep day LPBF’s Spring Sweep partners provide a picnic for registered participants. The picnic serves as a way to bring together everyone to celebrate the clean sweep of our region. Spring Sweep is an excellent avenue for stewardship and education/outreach. It provides a wonderful opportunity to help in keeping Lake Pontchartrain swimmable.
More opportunities with Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation
Location:
8001 Lakeshore Dr., New Orleans, LA 70124, US
Mission Statement
As the public's independent voice, the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation is dedicated to restoring and preserving the water quality, coast, and habitats of the entire Lake Pontchartrain Basin. Through coordination of restoration activities, education, advocacy, monitoring of the regulatory process, and citizen action, LPBF works in partnership with all segments of the community to reclaim the Basin for this and future generations.
Description
The Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation is a non-profit organization consisting of a 14-member board of directors representing Basin parishes and regulatory agencies.
The Lake Pontchartrain Basin is a 10,000 square mile watershed encompassing 16 Louisiana parishes. The land use of the region is both rural and urban and is the most densely populated region in Louisiana, including metro New Orleans and the state capital, Baton Rouge. It is one of the largest estuarine systems in the Gulf of Mexico containing over 22 essential habitats. The Basin's topography ranges from rolling woodlands in the north to coastal marshes in the south, with the 630 square mile Lake Pontchartrain as its centerpiece.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
8001 Lakeshore Dr.New Orleans, LA 70124
DATE POSTED
January 18, 2018
SKILLS
- Water Recreation
- Habitat Restoration
- Environmental Policy
- Environmental Education
- Environmental Science
- Community Outreach
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
N/A