woodlands trail and park
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woodlands trail and park
WOODLANDS TRAILAND PARK C '- r a nonprofit 501-C-3 corporation : "Creatinga Legacy" for future generations Woodlandr Trail and Park; Znc. wasformed as a nonprafit,501-C-3 corpo~afionpyith the mission to "establishund embellish an educatl'onal, historical and recreational greenwq within the tower CoastAlgiers and Belle Chusse areas. www.woodlandstmil.com Vol. 4, No. 1 " I New Challenges table of contents - New Friends the river communities of Orleans and Plaquemines Parish with a series of educational, historical and recreational greenways. Mignon Faget Palmetto to Benefit Woodlands Mignon Fagef Palmetto to Benefif Woodlands . . . . . . . . . 1 Celebration of America's Wetlands Month . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Katrina Brings Multiple Challenges . . . . . . . . . 3 ULL and Hiking Club Join R-vew EffOrb I I I .. .- Woodlands Receives National Award ............. 3 - Woodlands Trail Classic A Grand Success.. .......... 4 "Gumbo"W i o n .......... 4 Save the Dates ............. 4 Woodlands T d and Park, Inc. 4123 Woodland Drive New Orleans, Louisiana 70131 or 106 Avenue G Belle Chasse, Louisiana 70037 w w .woodlandstrail.coin (504) 433-4000 Printing Carrfwy of h m J Betsy Bmn, C o n o ~ ~ P h i l Mignon li~~, Fa@, Katie B m ~ b dCam1 , Osbome Cowley pose with the design for the Pajmeito jewelry at Our Lady of Holy Cross College on February 02, World Wetlands Day . Mignon Faget and Woodlands Trail and Park agreed that World Wetlsmds Day with a theme of ''wetlands and water, supporting life - sustaining livelihoods" was the perfectoccasion for announcing their parhership. with this, they agreed on the goal of releasing the Pahnettojewelry during baia7s wetllandsMonth. In the summer of 2005, WoocUands Trail and Park and Mignon Faget began discussing the concept of designing an adornment to bring to AmericaysWetland a =lahe' New Orleans legend, well known for her jewelry collections inspired by the beauty and culture of New Orleans, Louisiana and the Gulf Coast has created the Palmetto to benefit Woodlands Trail and Park Mignon Faget noted that it is the Palmetto or Sabal Mnor that was chosen for the design as it is one of the most commonly seen plants in the understory of our precious bottomland hardwood forests. The jewelry,produced as a pendant and a lapel pin, was underwritten by ConocoPhiIlips, a long-time corporate sponsor of Woodlands and park and effOrti in Mignon FageYs Palmetto Sketch ' , ' L 2 Woodlands Trail and Park New Challenges - New Friends issues and benefit the efforts of Jan Rice and her class of first graders Woodlands Trail and Park's regional fiom Belle Chasse Primary school greenway project. Following hiked to the celebration and alongthe Hurricane Katrina, discussions from 1 Migoon Faget's evacuated site in Z South Carolina and Brasted's evacuated site in Texas resulted in the Mignon Faget Patmetto design. Migna tl Faget ' Palmetto Celebration of America's Wetlands Month Wodnesda~9 03, Over sixty students, teachers and community citizens came to the Woodlands site to Celebrate America's Wetlands Month d the progress made in reestablishing trails. On The w o o d ~ ~ dpsu p expressed a ~ i a t i otonhtrUct0r Tonyb n o s and his Alternative CJassroom students who constntcted the information Kiosk that is now posted at the entranceto the trail. The Kiosk will hold inf~mation and maps r e g a r m fie trail and UPactivities. - ,JudyJones and P&i FauIher, Natural Areas Registry program Sferfing Silver Pendant tfails while having fun id&ifj&g pmd trees && are native to &e bottomland hardwood forestThe celebration of America's Wetlands Month culminated in Mignon Faget's presentation of the Palmetto jewelry to benefit Woodlands T d and Park. Ms. Faget described the early historid use of the palmetto to create thatch roofs and its other contributionsto the early economy of Louisiana Following the presentation, participants enjoyed a picnic b c h provided by Chevron Judy Jones and Patti Faulkner, LouisianaDepartmentofwildlife and Fisheries, presented ''Natural Areas Registry" signs to be posted within the park. Ms. Jones noted that the s i p s are designed to promote preservation of habitat to help maiutab and strengthen the species that depend upon it for survival. DWF presented a plaque to P l q h Parish President Benny Ir W Rousse1le in gratitudefor designating Plaquemines Parish Student, Randy Over 600-acws as 'Wdands Rojas, makes finishing touches b and Park Bird Sanctuary". Kiosk for Woodlands Trail L 14K Stud Pi,, I I I I Sterling Silver Pendant $70 * Sterling Silver Pin 75 14K Gold Pendant 430 14K Gold Pin 445 * does not include tax and shipping p a \ ' Order online at: nwct .woodlandstrail.com or (504) 433-4000 ' I 1 I , I 3 Woodlands Trail and Park New Challenges = New Friends h Louisiana Hiking Club clears fallen trees blocking path leading to W l l Ammunifion Magazines Students take nme or narrve ana invasive species during Celebration of America's Wetlands Month - Photo Courtesy of Plaquemines Gazette Katrina Brings Multiple Challenges Shortly after the public had first been given 'a eye view" of woodlands 0x1 National Trails Day, June 04, 2005, Hurricane Katrina rnade landfall in Plaquemines Parish. Winds of 160 mph resulted in the falling of over 70%of the trees in the forested land dedicated to WoodlandsTrail -America's Wetland Birding Trail. Although one of our regions' last stands of bottomland hardwoods provided a significant wind protection to the surrounding residential and w ~ e r m c ~a , mously established trails became impassable and the grouping of ten WWlI AmmunitionMagazines,inaccessible. Donations to re-establish and expand Woodlands Trail can be made by c r e d i t c a r d a t www.woodlandstrail.com or by postal -ce to: Woodlands Trail and Park, Inc. "Creatinga Legacy " Our Lady of Holy Cross College 4123 Woodland M v e New Orleans, Louisiana 70131 (504) 433-4000 @honemw) Email: [email protected] mark trails. The Louisiana Hiking Club and area volunteers worked with the students to dear trees and debris as the trails were marked. The ULL students became so invested in the Woodlands effort, they unanimously voted to forego a trip planned to an established park, to return to Woodlands for a second weekend in March. AIthough not the typical trail maintenance activity of the Louisiana Hikiug Club members, chose to return in M a d and help clear more M s . ' . ; I I Louisiana Hiking Club and Unive* of ~ouisiana~afayeftestudents in Naturalist and Docent Practices Woodlands Receives National Award Woodlands Trail and Park received a national honor with a grant from the Kodak American Greenways Awards Program in Arlington, VirFunding fiom Kodak will help ULL and Hiking Club develop trails leading to a grouping of ten WWDAmmunition Magazines Join Recovery Effort nestled in the bottomland hardwood I,FebFuary,University of Louisiana forest in Belle Chasse. In addition to wOT, Dr. ~~b~ B - ~ w e the grant award, WoodlandsTrailand Park will be showcased as a national th,woodlands site asaweekend model for its innovative efforts to fieM&ipfor her students inN-S~ and ~~~~~t wces. The d e n t s unite the river communities of out & weekend md Orleans and Plaquemines Parish with bw the of over and a series of educational, recreational moving fallen trees and limbs to re- and historical greenways. JoinWeds Trnil Park in ''Creating a Lqpcy" for future generations v . : r 4 Woodlands Trail and Park New Challenges "Gumbo" Coalitian We are gratefid to the "gumbo" of private citizens, corporations, interest groups and governmental entities that have made reestablishing trails . I - New Friends Mighty Mississippi River. According BOARD OF DIRECTOM to members of the New Orleans Track club, the woodlands race had mmrd Katie Brasted, MA., President Clayton White,Vice President B m y Rousselle, 2* Vice president Carol Osborne Cowley, Secretary Marty Hunt, Treasurer I Sharon Branan Wynecta Fisher Stuast Gay 'MallGearheard David Muth Rob SaIus %.I I Yelbw-cmwned Alight Hercn, Omnit% Oak Point *Iant ConocoPhiUips Company Home Depot, Shnpf Blvd. Lowe's, Manhattan Bhd. Louisiana Hiking Club Mane's caiii and Catering Office Depot, Lapdco Plaquemines Parish Government Popeyes, Belle Chasse Hwy. Prhlt-AlI universiq o f ~ o u ~ s~i ~ a~ f Woodlands Trail Classic A Grand Success! he misty morning fog did nothing to dampenthe spirits or attendance at the first Woodlands Trail Classic - Fun Run and 5K family event held in Belle Chasse. Participants donned New Year's Party hatsy courtesy of llhissez Party City, mdprles Ban Temps Roulef' along the attendance for a first time event. Thanks to Tulane University's generous agreement to allow Woodlands Trail and Park to utilize their property for the race, P & c ' P ~ ~ we'' "1' 0 ' have a of bottomland hard~oodsand WWII Ammunition Magazines that m similar in chmcteristic to sites to be seen along the future Woodlands Trail route. ADVISORY BOARD Dr.H e w L- Bart, Jr.9 Tu1a.e C8pfain Brian Collins, -le Queen DOwDaigl~ Richard DeMay, BTNEP &is Laborde, Military Affairs mjn ~ m eas Living- f ~ e t l Dr. Rob M m Regional &~hw1o@st ~ iN - ~ k J.D. pat many,prlissksIpPi River ~ n t i l Dr. Bob Thomas,Loyola University Councilman Oliver M.Thomas Elizabeth M. Williams, J.D. SAVE THE DATES June 03,2006 - National Trails Day Woodlands Trail site. Presentations include ''Leave N~ by Babs Tom ~Evers ~ snd ~ Master t t Educator ~ Rogers 1l a.m. PARTNERSHIPS Algiers Economic Development Foundation American Heritage Rivers Initiative ~ ~ - 3 3 Barahrb-Terreb-e Library of Congress- VHP LouisianaDepartment 0fAgriCuttureand F~=w June 2 4 2006 - Mignon Faget Louisiana State ~ i v a d t y- T* any Palmetto jewelry will be available wm- e.for wary through Woodlands Trail and Park at R/Layor3soft. o f ~ n v ~ r m ~ www .woodlandstrail.com or (504) msissippi River Bash Alliance 433-4000 Mississippi River Trail organbtkn N a t i d Park Service, Rivers, Trails, ~~e December 31, 2006 - Woodlands Conservation a n d ~ s s & ~Program o r l ~ A u d u b o Society n Trail Classic SK& Fun Run, 8 a.m., Our Lady of Holy Cross College Belle Chasse . Plaquemines~srish w.woodlandstrail.com or (504) Regional Plsrmiog Co-ssion 433-4000 for sign-up / sponsorship Esw