Members serving in Southwest LA for 2008

AWCC Members need volunteers to help plant marsh grass in Cameron Parish

2008 AWCC Members serving in North Louisiana

An AWCC member led a team to install wood duck boxes along the Vermillion River.

The AWCC, the Vermillion Chapter of Delta Waterfowl, the LSU AgCenter, and the Abbeville High School Industrial Arts Dept. have teamed up to construct and place wood duck boxes along Vermilion and are looking for volunteers to assist in the project.

The AWCC AmeriCorps program is looking for extra volunteers to help with a tree planting project at Nibblets Bluff State Park in Vinton, LA.

(Distributed 01/22/08) Although only about 140 miles long, the Atchafalaya River is the fifth-largest ocean-discharging river in North America, said Dr. Andy Nyman, associate professor of wetland wildlife management in the LSU AgCenter’s School of Renewable Natural Resources.

(TV News, 1/14/08) Coastal plants are one weapon in the war against coastal erosion. A team of researchers with the LSU AgCenter is breeding grasses that are helping to rebuild disappearing marshlands. (Runtime 1 minute, 59 seconds)

The AWCC AmeriCorps Program is always looking for individuals that are willing to serve for 11 months and give back to their communities. If you are interested in becoming part of the program, feel free to download the more detailed "AWCC Position Description" and/or the "AWCC AmeriCorps Member Year 1 Application."

State 4-H members that qualified (in own specific category) for the state level made it to 4-H University.