Parish Coastal Wetlands Restoration Program (PCWRP)

"Christmas Tree Program"

Photo Gallery

Where it all starts...the Christmas tree farm, or tree lot
After Christmas, volunteers accumulate trees at drop-off points throughout South Louisiana
High school volunteers bundling Christmas trees at the DOTD yard, Harvey, LA
Jefferson Parish Christmas Tree Program participants
Helicopters and barges being used in the Jefferson Parish Christmas Tree program
Jefferson Parish Christmas Tree Program...workers transporting trees out to the pen
Volunteers compacting trees into shoreline cribs to better their ability to trap sediments.
Completed brush fence at Weeks Island
Vegetation growing as a result of the St. Tammany Christmas Tree Program
Successful example of how vegetation is growing at Weeks Island project
Plants accumulating inside dead-end canal

Over a million trees to date, thousands of volunteers working to save the Louisiana wetlands!

For additional information e-mail Keith Lovell or Kenneth Bahlinger, or call (225) 342-7308.