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Happy New Year! I hope everyone’s 2009 is off to a great start.As I was wading through all the emails I received during two weeks of holiday vacation, I found a couple that bode well for cypress forests this year!A fellow cypress protector in Georgia, Gordon Rogers, the Satilla Riverkeeper, had his opinion column published […]

Since Gulf Restoration Network’s inception, the members of our Board of Directors have been a constant source of wisdom, information, and inspiration in the fight to protect the Gulf Coast’s environment and communities. This year will mark GRN’s 15th Anniversary, and, to acknowledge this milestone, several board members have contributed their thoughts on the past

As a “Save Our Cypress” intern over these past months I have worked to educate the public on the dangerous of using cypress mulch, push for more sustainable mulch alternatives, and hold corporations accountable for their destruction of the Gulf Coast. Through all of this, I have gained invaluable knowledge about the Gulf Coast, confidence

An edgy online action… The Fast Food Junkies are still at it – trashing our forests to make their throw away packaging! And during the holidays even more so…This is a busy season for food on the go, and all that food is still being wrapped in Southern forests. Before Thanksgiving we made over 500

It’s unconventional, but we figured in these economic times, people don’t need to feel more depressed. We need to start dealing with global warming pollution now but talking about the climate crisis doesn’t have to be a downer. That’s why local conservation groups working on solutions to global warming invited concerned citizens down to the

Folks from the alternative weekly in Atlanta, Creative Loafing, came out to our Crab Boil to Save Cypress at the Home Depot headquarters last week. Amazingly enough, the photos their professional took are quite a bit better than mine. Check out the slideshow:http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/sideshow/2008/12/10/boiling-crabs-to-save-the-swamps-from-home-depot/Dan Favre is the Campaign Organizer and Cypress Guru at GRN.

We say it a lot: the Gulf is an amazing natural treasure. Here’s some fantastic proof of that from a charter boat captain out of Orange Beach, AL. The largest pod of orca or killer whales documented in the Gulf. The charter boat captain estimated there were as many as 200 whales from four distinct

All over the country on December 4th, at over 50 scheduled events, Home Depot was urged to stop selling unsustainable cypress mulch! Thanks to everyone who helped make the December 4th Cypress Day of Action a success.I just got back from Atlanta where our soggy Day of Action at the Home Depot Corporate Headquarters made

Local conservation groups and clubs concerned about global warming and the impacts to New Orleans are inviting city residents to a pub crawl on Frenchman street to hear about solutions to the problem while enjoying free cover, drink specials, and great music. Conservation groups say “Don’t get depressed. Solutions exist!”Wristbands for this event are available

The Times-Picayune continues to watchdog the Corps of Engineers and their failure to launch on our coastal protection and restoration initiative. Check out Pulitzer winner Mark Schleifstein’s most recent piece on the NOLA area’s “Category 5” protection plan here. Clearly, the Corps is dragging their feet, and no one in DC is willing to hold