Coastal Care Package

03.25.2020 | In Community & Events

Louisiana boasts a beautiful landscape unique to our home. From the cypress trees (and knees!) of the marsh to towering live oaks in our parks, we have a state worth exploring — and protecting. We hope this care package can provide a much-needed break and allows you to dive into our roots no matter where you are.

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Exploring the Coast | Curl Up with a New Read | Quick Reads | Watch Coastal Films and Chill | For the Kids (And the Kids at Heart!) | Get Outside! | A few ways to (safely) support those in need


Exploring the Coast

Flyover Map

Virtual Flyover

Explore Louisiana’s coast from the comfort (and safety) of your own couch! An immersive 360-degree video offering a virtual view of a day in the Mississippi River Delta, exploring areas like the Wax Lake Delta and providing an overview of Louisiana’s land loss crisis.

Coast 360

An immersive 360-degree video offering a virtual view of a day in the Mississippi River Delta, exploring areas like the Wax Lake Delta and providing an overview of Louisiana’s land loss crisis

Priority Restoration Projects

Restore the Mississippi River Delta has identified 17 projects in Louisiana’s 2017 Coastal Master Plan that, if prioritized and implemented quickly, will help restore and maintain as much of Louisiana’s coast as possible to achieve a resilient future.


Curl Up with a New Read

  

New Orleans Public Library e-Resources: Orleans Parish residents who don’t have a library account can sign up for a temporary one at getacard.nolalibrary.org and access almost all of the e-Resources. If you live outside of Orleans Parish, be sure to check on the services your local library provides. 


Quick Reads


Watch Coastal Films and Chill

Rodents of Unusual Size

ard headed Louisiana fisherman Thomas Gonzales doesn’t know what will hit him next. After decades of hurricanes and oil spills he faces a new threat – hordes of monstrous 20 pound swamp rats that are eating up the coastal wetlands protecting Thomas and his town of Delacroix Island from hurricanes.

Beasts of the Southern Wild

Faced with both her hot-tempered father’s fading health and melting ice-caps that flood her ramshackle bayou community and unleash ancient aurochs, six-year-old Hushpuppy must learn the ways of courage and love.

DC Environmental Film Fest – Stream dozens of environmental documentaries for free through March 31 (including two that focus on the 10 year anniversary of the BP oil spill).


For the Kids (And the Kids at Heart!)

Ranger Rick

The National Wildlife Federation will offer free, complimentary access to Ranger Rick online and the digital editions of its magazines during the COVID-19 shutdown of schools and daycare centers. The access will extend through June 30, 2020, and will only require an email address for access online.

CWPPRA Teaching Curriculum and Learning Links

This educational guide encourages students to think about what is at stake in terms of crucial wetland ecosystems, Gulf seafood populations, North American migratory bird and waterfowl populations, the nation’s energy infrastructure and national security, interior navigation and water transport for American produce and goods, and a totally unique American culture.

Live Animal Webcams

Audubon Nature InstituteCalifornia Academy of Sciences | Cincinnati Zoo: Home Safari Facebook LivesMonterey Bay AquariumSan Diego Zoo | Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Panda Cams | The National Aquarium


Get Outside! 

On March 22, Gov Edwards issued a Stay at Home Order directing all Louisiana residents to shelter at home and limit movements outside of their home beyond essential needs. Under this order, Louisianans can “engage in outdoor activity, provided individuals maintain a distance of six feet from one another and abide by the 10-person limitation on gathering size.”


Take Action to Help the Coast, Your Community and Those in Need