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Restoration of Louisiana coastal islands leads to more brown pelican colonies
1 of 5 | Brown and White Pelicans gather on the shoreline of Bess Island near Grand Isle, La. Monday, Feb. 3, 2020. Queen Bess Island is a 37-acre island located near Grand Isle in Jefferson Parish. It is the fourth largest brown pelican rookery in Louisiana, producing 15-20 percent of the state’s nesting activity. It is also nesting habitat for about 10 species of nesting colonial water birds, such as tri-colored herons, great egrets and royal terns. (David Grunfeld/The New Orleans Advocate via AP) ASSOCIATED PRESS
Restoration of Louisiana coastal islands leads to more brown pelican colonies
1 of 5 | Brown and White Pelicans gather on the shoreline of Bess Island near Grand Isle, La. Monday, Feb. 3, 2020. Queen Bess Island is a 37-acre island located near Grand Isle in Jefferson Parish. It is the fourth largest brown pelican rookery in Louisiana, producing 15-20 percent of the state’s nesting activity. It is also nesting habitat for about 10 species of nesting colonial water birds, such as tri-colored herons, great egrets and royal terns. (David Grunfeld/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
Second Annual Island Strong Music Festival: A Celebration of Resilience and Hope for Hurricane Ida-Devastated Grand Isle
The Island Strong Music Festival has returned to Grand Isle for its second annual event, embarking on a festive agenda of fun, community, and reconstruction in the wake of Hurricane Ida. The festival is backed by the local community's support, city leaders, and its enthusiastic organizer Matthew Rivere, who emphasized the importance of this event in the city's recovery process. This celebration has become instrumental not only as an entertainment gathering but substantial in Grand Isle's recovery and rebuilding zeal.
Grand Isle Hosts Island Strong Music Festival to Boost Post-Hurricane Recovery
Almost two years after the devastating impact of Hurricane Ida on Grand Isle, Louisiana, the Island Strong Music Festival is set to return for its second run. The festival, majorly an entertainment source, also doubles as a fundraiser aimed at catalyzing post-Hurricane Ida rebuilding initiatives. Conceived amid a desire to invigorate the community and stimulate its recovery, the festival organizers resolved, following last year's successful debut, to make the event an annual affair.
Mother dolphin, calf rescued from Grand Isle pond
GRAND ISLE, La. — The Audubon Nature Institute announced that the Audubon Coastal Wildlife Network (CWN) rescued and released a dolphin and her calf that were trapped in a pond near Grand Isle. "The pair was presumed to have been out-of-habitat due to storm surge and coastal flooding associated...
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