C WOODLANDS TRAIL AND PARK a nonprofit 501-C-3 corporation

'- r "Creating a Legacy" for future generations

Woodlandr Trail and Park; Znc. was formed as a nonprafit, 501-C-3 corpo~afion pyith the mission to "establish und embellish an educatl'onal, historical and recreational greenwq within the tower Coast Algiers and Belle Chusse areas. I"

www.woodlandstmil.com Vol. 4, No. 1

New Challenges - New Friends the river communities of Orleans and

table of contents Mignon Faget Palmetto Plaquemines Parish with a series of

to Benefit Woodlands educational, historical and recreational greenways.

Mignon Fagef Palmetto to Benefif Woodlands . . . . . . . . . 1

Mignon Faget and Woodlands Trail Celebration of America's Wetlands and Park agreed that World Wetlsmds

Month . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 I Day with a theme of ''wetlands and water, supporting life - sustaining

Katrina Brings Multiple h livelihoods" was the perfect occasion . . . . . . . . . Challenges 3 for announcing their parhership.

ULL and Hiking Club Join I I mJ with this, they agreed on the goal of Betsy Bmn, Cono~~Phi l l i~~ , Mignon releasing the Pahnetto jewelry during R-vew EffOrb . . . - Fa@, Katie B m ~ b d , Cam1 Osbome baia7s wetllands Month.

Woodlands Receives National Cowley pose with the design for the

Award 3 Pajmeito jewelry at Our Lady of Holy ............. Cross College on February 02, World In the summer of 2005, WoocUands Wetlands Day . Trail and Park and Mignon Faget Woodlands Trail Classic - A Grand began discussing the concept of

Success.. .......... 4 designing an adornment to bring

"Gumbo" W i o n 4 a =lahe' to Americays Wetland .......... New Orleans legend, well known for

Save the Dates 4 her jewelry collections inspired by ............. the beauty and culture of New

Woodlands T d and Park, Inc. Orleans, Louisiana and the Gulf

4123 Woodland Drive Coast has created the Palmetto to

New Orleans, Louisiana 7013 1 benefit Woodlands Trail and Park

or Mignon Faget noted that it is the Palmetto or Sabal Mnor that was 106 Avenue G

Belle Chasse, Louisiana 70037 chosen for the design as it is one of the most commonly seen plants in the understory of our precious w w .w oodlandstrail.coin

(504) 433-4000 bottomland hardwood forests. The jewelry, produced as a pendant and a

Printing Carrfwy of lapel pin, was underwritten by ConocoPhiIlips, a long-time corporate sponsor of Woodlands

and park and effOrti in Mignon FageYs Palmetto Sketch

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New Challenges - New Friends

Migna tl Fage t issues and benefit the efforts of Woodlands Trail and Park's regional greenway project. Following Hurricane Katrina, discussions from Migoon Faget's evacuated site in Z 1 ' South Carolina and Brasted's

Palmetto evacuated site in Texas resulted in the Mignon Faget Patmetto design.

Celebration of America's Wetlands Month

On Wodnesda~9 03, Over ,Judy Jones and P&i FauIher, sixty students, teachers and Natural Areas Registry program community citizens came to the Woodlands site to Celebrate tfails while having fun id&ifj&g Sferfing Silver Pendant

America's Wetlands Month d the p- md trees && are native to &e progress made in reestablishing bottomland hardwood forest- trails.

The celebration of America's The w o o d ~ ~ d s p u p expressed Wetlands Month culminated in a ~ i a t i o n to htrUct0r Tony b n o s Mignon Faget's presentation of the and his Alternative CJassroom Palmetto jewelry to benefit students who constntcted the Woodlands T d and Park. Ms. Faget information Kiosk that is now posted described the early historid use of at the entrance to the trail. The Kiosk the palmetto to create thatch roofs will hold inf~mation and maps and its other contributions to the early

14K Stud Pi,, r ega rm fie trail and UP- economy of Louisiana Following the activities. presentation, participants enjoyed a

picnic b c h provided by Chevron Judy Jones and Patti Faulkner,

- LouisianaDepartment ofwildlife and Fisheries, presented ''Natural Areas Sterling Silver Pendant $70 * Registry" signs to be posted within Sterling Silver Pin 75 the park. Ms. Jones noted that the 14K Gold Pendant 430 s ips are designed to promote 14K Gold Pin 445 preservation of habitat to help maiutab and strengthen the species

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that depend upon it for survival. DWF presented a plaque to p P l q h Parish President Benny Ir W a \

Rousse1le in gratitude for designating Order online at:

Plaquemines Parish Student, Randy nwct .w oodlandstrail.com or Over 600-acws as 'Wdands Rojas, makes finishing touches b and Park Bird Sanctuary". Kiosk for Woodlands Trail

(504) 433-4000

Jan Rice and her class of first graders fiom Belle Chasse Primary school hiked to the celebration and along the

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New Challenges = New Friends 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

h return to Woodlands for a second weekend in March. AIthough not the typical trail maintenance activity of

Louisiana Hiking Club clears fallen the Louisiana Hikiug Club members, trees blocking path leading to W l l chose to return in M a d Ammunifion Magazines and help clear more M s .

I Donations to re-establish and expand Woodlands Trail can be made by

Students take nme or narrve ana c r e d i t c a r d a t invasive species during Celebration www.woodlandstrail.com or by postal of America's Wetlands Month - Photo -ce to: Courtesy of Plaquemines Gazette

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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 Woodlands Trail -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 c ~ m a , m o u s l y established trails became impassable and the grouping of ten WWlI AmmunitionMagazines, inaccessible.

Woodlands Trail and Park, Inc. "Creating a Legacy "

Our Lady of Holy Cross College 41 23 Woodland M v e

New Orleans, Louisiana 7013 1

(504) 433-4000 @honemw) Email: woodlandstrail@.aol.cam

Join Weds Trnil Park in ''Creating a Lqpcy" for future generations

ULL and Hiking Club Join Recovery Effort

I, FebFuary, University of Louisiana wOT, Dr. ~~b~ B - ~ w e th, woodlands site as aweekend fieM &ip for her students in N-S~ and ~~~~~t wces. The d e n t s

out & weekend md bw the of over and moving fallen trees and limbs to re-

Louisiana Hiking Club and Unive* of ~ouisiana ~afayefte students 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, Vir- Funding fiom Kodak will help develop trails leading to a grouping of ten WWD Ammunition Magazines nestled in the bottomland hardwood forest in Belle Chasse. In addition to the grant award, Woodlands Trail and Park will be showcased as a national model for its innovative efforts to unite the river communities of Orleans and Plaquemines Parish with a series of educational, recreational and historical greenways.

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New Challenges - New Friends "Gumbo" Coalitian

We are gratefid to the "gumbo" of

Mighty Mississippi River. According to members of the New Orleans Track club, the woodlands race had mmrd

BOARD OF DIRECTOM

Katie Brasted, MA., President Clayton White, Vice President B m y Rousselle, 2* Vice president Carol Osborne Cowley, Secretary Marty Hunt, Treasurer Sharon Branan Wynecta Fisher Stuast Gay 'Mall Gearheard David Muth Rob SaIus

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 e s a Living- f ~ e t l Dr. Rob M m Regional &~hw1o@st ~ i ~ k N- J.D. pat many, prlissksIpPi River ~ n t i l Dr. Bob Thomas, Loyola University Councilman Oliver M. Thomas Elizabeth M. Williams, J.D.

PARTNERSHIPS Algiers Economic Development Foundation American Heritage Rivers Initiative Barahrb-Terreb-e Esw Library of Congress- VHP Louisiana Department 0fAgriCutture and F ~ = w Louisiana State ~ i v a d t y - T* any wm- e. for wary R/Layor3s oft. o f ~ n v ~ r m ~ msissippi River Bash Alliance Mississippi River Trail organbtkn N a t i d Park Service, Rivers, Trails, Conservation a n d ~ s s & ~ ~ ~ e Program o r l ~ A u d u b o n Society Our Lady of Holy Cross College Plaquemines~srish Regional Plsrmiog Co-ssion

private citizens, corporations, interest groups and governmental entities that have made reestablishing trails

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I 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,

Yelbw-cmwned Alight Hercn, P & c ' P ~ ~ we'' "1' '0 have a

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 ~ ~ ~ t t ~

Woodlands Trail Classic - A Grand Success!

he misty morning fog did nothing to dampen the 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 Party City, mdpr- llhissez les Ban Temps Roulef' along the

of bottomland hard~oods and WWII Ammunition Magazines that m similar in chmcteristic to sites to be seen along the future Woodlands Trail route.

SAVE THE DATES

June 03,2006 - National Trails Day Woodlands Trail site. Presentations include ''Leave N~ ~ ~ - 3 3 by Babs Evers snd Master Educator Tom Rogers 1 l a.m.

June 2 4 2006 - Mignon Faget Palmetto jewelry will be available through Woodlands Trail and Park at www .woodlandstrail.com or (504) 433-4000

December 31, 2006 - Woodlands Trail Classic SK & Fun Run, 8 a.m., Belle Chasse . w.woodlandstrail.com or (504) 433-4000 for sign-up / sponsorship