Let’s do it right!

Restore the wetlands.

Protect the people.

Let’s do it right!<br>Restore the wetlands.<br>Protect the people.

Let’s do it right!
Restore the wetlands.
Protect the people.

Important Dates

Tuesday, May 18th
Army Corps to host public meeting on MRGO Ecosystem Restoration
Chalmette, LA
6pm


May 28 – Army Corps Draft MRGO Ecosystem Restoration Plan due for release (45 day public comment period to follow)

 

Coalition Members

American Rivers

CAWIC

Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana

Environmental Defense Fund

Global Green

Gulf Restoration Network

Holy Cross Neighborhood Association

Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation

Levees.org

Louisiana Environmental Action Network

Louisiana Wildlife Federation

Lower Mississippi Riverkeeper

Lower Ninth Ward Center for Sustainable Engagement and Development

MQVN Community Development Corporation

National Audubon Society

National Wildlife Federation

Sierra Club - Delta Chapter

More info on the coalition...

In the News

 

MRGO Must Go Coalition Newsletter - September/October Newsletter


 

Video - WDSU Katrina Anniversay Report
October 5, 2009

New Orleans students leave their fingerprints on wetlands cause
September 21, 2009
By The Times-Picayune

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/09/new_orleans_students_get_into.html

Media Advisory
September 21, 2009
pdf Louisiana Children to Send Coastal Protection Message to U.S. Congress

WDSU News Reports
September 2009
On the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, NWF along with other partners and media toured New Orleans to see how the protection and restoration of Coastal Louisiana's wetlands will benefit the community and wildlife.
Watch the Video

Video - St. Bernard Parish Community Forum held this past August.

Army Corps urged to honor Obama's priority of restoring New Orleans area wetlands
August 27, 2009
By Sue Sturgis, Institue for Southern Studies
http://www.southernstudies.org/2009/08/army-corps-urged-to-honor-obamas-priority-of-restoring-new-orleans-area-wetlands.html

Coalition calls for faster restoration of wetlands destroyed by now-closed Mississippi River Gulf Outlet
August 26, 2009
By The Times-Picayune
http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/2009/08/coalition_calls_for_faster_res.html


Advocacy Groups Urge Corps To Restore Louisiana Storm Barriers
August 26, 2009
By BayouBuzz.com
http://www.bayoubuzz.com/News/Louisiana/Government/Advocacy_Groups_Urge_Corps_To_Restore_Louisiana_Storm_Barriers__9427.asp


Wetlands restoration near closed-off MR-GO needs to move faster, activists say
August 26, 2009
By Chris Kirkham, The Times-Picayune
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/08/wetlands_restoration_near_clos.html

MRGO Must Go' Group Pressures Army Corps
August 26, 2009
By WDSU
http://www.wdsu.com/news/20569828/detail.html

Sad but Resurgent, New Orleans Marks Katrina's Fourth Anniversary
August 26, 2009
By Environmental News Service
http://www.ecofactory.com/news/sad-resurgent-new-orleans-marks-katrinas-fourth-anniversary-082609


Renewal of MR-GO wetlands discussed
August 12, 2009
By Chris Kirkham, The Times-Picayune
http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/stbernard/index.ssf?/base/news-3/1250054583323500.xml&coll=1

Mississippi River Gulf Outlet wetlands restoration topic of discussion in Chalmette tonight
August 11, 2009
By The Times-Picayune
http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2009/08/mississippi_river_gulf_outlet_2.html


Wetlands restoration around MR-GO to be addressed at meeting in Chalmette
August 7, 2009
By The Times-Picayune
http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2009/08/wetlands_restoration_around_mr.html


pdf  News Advisory - Expert Panel to Address Community Concerns on MRGO Wetland Restoration
August 4, 2009



MRGO Must Go Coalition Newsletter - June/July Newsletter


 

 

Rally for Restoration News Coverage
June 2, 2009 - Lower 9th Ward rally focuses on list wetlands
by Molly Reid, The Times-Picayune
http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2009/06/lower_9th_ward_rally_focuses_o.html

June 1, 2009 - Community Rallies For MRGO Wetlands Restoration
by WDSU.com
Video - Article


Rally for Wetland Restoration
Elected Officials and Community Leaders Will Join to Rally for Wetland Restoration
News Advisory
Date: June 1, 2009
pdf Download News Advisory

 


 

MRGO Must Go Coalition Newsetter - April/May Newsletter

 


 

Groups to Corps: Plan Faster! Protect Communities!
Use Stimulus Funding to Expedite MRGO Restoration Planning
News Release
Date: March 11, 2009
pdf Download Media Release


Groups Praise Commitment to Coastal Louisiana Restoration
MRGO project named a priority in President Obama’s Budget
Press Release
Date: Feb. 27, 2009
Download Press Release

 

N.O. residents wary of vow to plug MRGO
By Allen M. Johnson Jr.
Advocate New Orleans bureau
Published: Aug 7, 2008
http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/26367629.html

 

Protesters Rally Against MRGO
WDSU
August 6, 2008
http://www.wdsu.com/video/17115481/index.html

 

MRGO Rally
ABC-26
August 6, 2008
http://abc26.trb.com/ (look for the MRGO link, or search for "MRGO")

 

'MRGO Must Go,' activists say
By WWL-TV
August 5th, 2008
http://www.wwltv.com/video/news-index.html?nvid=269852&shu=1 (Also on Yahoo! News at: http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/search?p=mrgo+must+go&c=av)

 

MRGO Must Go Coalition to hold 1st N.O. event By New Orleans City Business August 4, 2008 http://www.neworleanscitybusiness.com/uptotheminute.cfm?recid=18988. (Also at: http://www.examiner.com/r-1410804~MRGO_Must_Go_Coalition_to_hold_1st_N_O__event.html)

 

Road to Recovery: Closing the MR-GO
by WWL-TV
June 20, 2008
http://www.wwltv.com/video/news-index.html?nvid=256440&shu=1

 

Groups Launch Campaign to Finish Closure and Restoration of MRGO
by St. Bernard Parish Government
June 18, 2008
http://www.sbpg.net/20080618mrgo.html

 

St. Bernard Residents: MRGO Must Go
by Glynn Boyd, ABC26 News
June 16, 2008
http://abc26.trb.com/news/wgno-mrgo061608,0,3931569.story

 

MRGO Must Go Says St. Bernard Parish Activists
by WDSU Channel 6
Posted June 16, 2008
Updated June 17, 2008
http://www.wdsu.com/news/16625501/detail.html

 

Groups to speak out about MRGO closing today
by The Times-Picayune
June 16, 2008
http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008/06/groups_to_speak_out_about_mrgo.html

 

Environmental groups stage anti-MR-GO rally in Chalmette
by Mary Elise DeCoursey, The Times-Picayune
June 16, 2008
http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008/06/environmental_groups_stage_ant.html

 

Campaign urges MR-GO closure
Coastal restoration is also promoted
By The Times-Picayune
June 17, 2008
http://www.nola.com/timespic/stories/index.ssf?/base/news-29/1213680131220220.xml&coll=1

 

Coalition launches campaign to ensure MRGO closure, restoration
by New Orleans City Business
June 14, 2008
http://www.neworleanscitybusiness.com/UpToTheMinute.cfm?recID=17948