CRCL: Native Plant Nursery Care Day 

CRCL Restoration Headquarters – Violet, LA

6207 E St Bernard Hwy

Wednesday, August 14, 2024

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

CRCL is excited to have you join us in Violet, LA! We will be doing general maintenance at our Restoration Headquarters as well as nursery work. Installed in 2022, CRCL’s Native Plant Nursery has grown several hundred trees that will soon be planted. We will be building ponds for our cypress trees to live in through the hot summer months, as well as weeding, watering, and other tasks around CRCL’s Restoration Headquarters.

Registration: 

• Everyone must sign our release and waiver of rights upon registration. Volunteers 17 years old and younger must have a parent or guardian complete the registration on their behalf.

• Please note there is no minimum age. Minors are required to have a waiver signed by a parent or legal guardian and must be accompanied by an adult.

• If you register and later discover you are unable to attend, please notify by email at volunteers@crcl.org so another volunteer can take your slot.

Communications:

• Please be sure to provide a good email address during registration. This is the address that will be used to communicate any last-minute event details.

• Registered volunteers will receive an additional email 2 to 3 days prior to the event with SPECIFIC driving directions and additional event details. If it is the day before the event and you have not received this email, check your spam folder. If it is not there, email volunteers@crcl.org.

Day-of Logistics & Safety:

• We will begin the intro speech and logistics discussion at 9:00, so please arrive promptly.

• Snacks, water, sports drinks and all necessary equipment (including work gloves, sunscreen, bug spray, etc.) will be provided to volunteers. Please bring a reusable water bottle to cut down on plastic waste.

• Volunteers MUST wear closed-toed shoes.

• If you have a severe allergy or dietary restriction, please email sofia.giordano@crcl.org, and we will do our best to accommodate you. We are currently unable to accommodate gluten-free volunteers. If you are gluten-free, please bring yourself snacks. If you have a severe allergy that requires an EpiPen, please be sure to bring it with you.

• CRCL staff members are wilderness first aid-certified. If you get injured during any activity, please report it to a CRCL staff member immediately.

• What to bring:

  • Reusable water bottle

  • Closed-toed shoes

Volunteering on our coast is a wonderful way to spend a day and we would like to ensure that everyone gets a chance to have a great experience. We require that all volunteers please register to let us know if you plan to attend. If any additional members of your family/friends are attending, then they must also register.

If, after registering, you find you are unable to attend, please notify us of your cancellation.

For inquiries about any of the above, you can contact us at volunteers@crcl.org