Atchafalaya Basin News

Category: Upcoming Activities

  • 2024 Update

    This site is experiencing problems with its previously working theme. Feel free to try to access the old pages; they are all here but may not work as expected and the layout is awkward. The “Join Us” page should work to pay dues, or you can try from the Facebook FOA group. Sorry for the…

  • “Friends” Basin News Update

    Check in at the Friends of the Atchafalaya group on facebook regularly for your Atchafalaya Basin information. The Atchafalaya Basin needs your support! Enjoy Atchafalaya every day. _______ Friends of the Atchafalaya Meetings of the FOA usually occur on the fourth Tuesday of the month. Check the facebook group page for the next meeting.

  • Free Photo Session at LWF Convention

    From Rebecca Triche at the Louisiana Wildlife Federation: LWF’s upcoming convention in Baton Rouge will feature a wildlife photography workshop, which is free and open to the public – particularly LWF Affiliate members in the Baton Rouge area. The photography workshop will feature presentations from local professional photographer Joey Bordelon and avid amateur photographer Father…

  • Can it be 2013 Already? Resolutions…

    2012 was a milestone year for me. Like many friends my age, i have been dealing with health issues more and more over the past few years. Unlike some, i was lucky enough to get a new lease on life this year. I underwent heart surgery a few months ago and now have a new…

  • FOA Annual Member Meeting

    For open release: (Please forward to any appropriate media outlet.) The Friends of the Atchafalaya, a group dedicated to promoting conservation of the historic, cultural, and natural resources of the greater Atchafalaya Basin region, will hold its annual membership meeting at 6:30 PM at the Bluebonnet Branch of the East Baton Rouge Parish Library, on April 24, 2012. All…

  • ABP Annual Basin Plan Meetings

    From Steve Chustz at the Atchafalaya Basin Program: “The FY2013 Draft Annual Basin Plan …was approved yesterday [Nov. 9, 2011] by the Research and Promotion Board. The plan is now available on our web site and we will be presenting it in our public meetings next week. Below is the schedule for our public meetings.  Thanks for…

  • Volunteers Wanted by CRCL

    This just in from the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana: – Subject: Volunteers Needed to Maintain Cypress Trees and Help Grow Wetland Plants Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 09:32:58 -0500 From: “Volunteers” <coalition@crcl.org> Volunteers Details: Register Now Thanks to the energetic volunteers who helped us unload 1,240 cypress trees on October 11, 2010. Over 200 trees…

  • Basin Program Meetings

    It’s time to start the cycle of input again to get projects for the 2012 Atchafalaya Basin Program Annual Plan. The Basin Program Research and Promotion Board will hold three meetings this week to give citizens a chance to propose (or propose again) projects that they think should be included in the next Annual Plan.…

  • Wildlife Viewing Platform

    The Corps and Wildlife and Fisheries are inviting us to help them finish construction of a wildlife observation platform at Sherburne South Farm on September 25, 2010. The new date is October 9, 2010. Go HERE for more information.

  • Tour du Teche Canoe Race

    On September 17-19, 2010 the Tour du Teche Canoe Race will take place on Bayou Teche, on the western edge of the traditional Atchafalaya Basin. The 60 hour adventure race starts in port Barre and ends in Morgan City, LA. It is sponsored by: Cajuns for Bayou Teche, Kiwannis Club de Pont Breaux, The Coffee…