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For Immediate Release:
December 14, 2006
Update:
December 20, 2006
News Release
Christmas Trees can have lasting affect in marsh
The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced today the parishes participating in its Christmas Tree Fence program. For 17 years now, the agency has provided grants to parishes along the coast that use recycled Christmas trees to help protect wetland areas by slowing wave action and erosion.
In parishes that have established projects, wooden fences have been built in shallow open-water areas to hold the discarded trees. Citizens that discard their trees for recycling efforts are asked to leave them at the curb-side of their residence, free of flocking, bases, ornaments, lights, etc.
For more information about the Christmas Tree program, contact Keith Lovell, DNR Coastal Engineering Project Manager, at 225-342-0202 and visit the website at
Local community newspapers provide further recycling/waste instructions throughout the holiday season. Citizens can call the following parish offices for questions and schedules:
| Participating Parish | Phone Contact |
| Calcasieu | 337-721-3600 |
| Iberia | 337-369-4427 |
| Lafourche | 985-632-4666 |
| Orleans | 504-658-3800 |
| St. Charles | 985-783-5060 |
| St. James | 225-562-2260 |
| St. John the Baptist | 985-652-9569 |
| St. Martin | 337-394-2200 |
| St. Mary | 337-828-4100 ext. 520 |
| St. Tammany | 985-898-2552 |
| Vermillion | 337-898-4338 |
Editors: For more information, contact the DNR Public Information Office at
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