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Basin Background Info
Background and observations on the Atchafalaya Basin Program [Ed. Note: This document was prepared by documentarian Charles Caillouet, a former contractor to the Atchafalaya Basin Program, a founder of the Friends of the Atchafalaya, and a current member of the Atchafalaya Trace Commission. It represents the views of the author and some FOA members but may…
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FOA “Atchafalayak” Campaign Update
As of February 11, 2015, we have received $1,850 and met the goal of funding one Atchafalayak for the SwampBase. We still have time to fund the second one and you can deduct the contribution from your 2015 taxes. With the kickoff donation of $500 from FOA, we only need about $200 more for the second…
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Atchafalaya Basin National Park?
The Atchafalaya National Heritage Area covers much of the historic Atchafalaya Basin and promotes the cultural and environmental aspects of the whole area that was once part of the overflow basin of the Atchafalaya River and the Mississippi River, through an earlier path than the one with which we are intimately familiar. The Heritage area…