Cameron Beach Clean-Up

The Louisiana Gulf Response Involvement Team (GRIT), in partnership with Shell Oil Company, organized and implemented a beach cleanup on the Cameron Shoreline from Mae's Beach to Long Beach on July 21, 2010. The goals of the project were to (1) engage Shell Oil Company employees and community volunteers in a safe and meaningful activity as part of the oil spill response efforts and (2) remove natural and unnatural debris from the potential oil impact zone to reduce quantity and complexity of oil spill clean-up efforts. 

Bayou L'Ours

On July 13, 2010, the Gulf Response Involvement Team, with the help of our partners and volunteers from the community, planted 1500 California Bulrush (Schoenoplectus californicus) and 500 Smooth Cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) along the shoreline of Bayou L'ours in Galliano, Louisiana.

North Bayou Perot

The BP Oil Spill disaster is currently impacting Louisiana’s fragile wetlands.    The oil spill is one event in a long line of man-made and natural impacts to the Louisiana coastline.  Previous impacts have led to the loss of 2,300 square miles of land since the 1930’s.  Although we do not yet know the fate of our oiled wetlands, we do know that wetland restoration is a key to the future of this unique and nationally important ecosystem, culture and economy.   

Cameron Shoreline Beach Clean-Up

The Louisiana Gulf Response Involvement Team (GRIT) and BP planned and implemented a beach clean-up along the Cameron Shoreline at Holly Beach in Cameron Parish, Louisiana on June 4, 2010.  The purpose of the project was to (1) engage volunteers in a safe environment in oil spill response efforts, (2) remove natural and unnatural debris from the potential oil impact zone to reduce quantity and complexity of oil spill clean-up efforts. 

The Louisiana Gulf Response Involvement Team (GRIT) and BP planned and implemented a beach clean-up at the Grand Isle State Park in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana on May 15, 2010.  The purpose of the project was to (1) engage volunteers in a safe environment in oil spill response efforts, (2) remove natural and unnatural debris from the potential oil impact zone to reduce quantity and complexity of oil spill clean-up efforts.