Grand Bayou Community Visit

DESCRIPTION: Like many survivors of Katrina, the residents of Grand Bayou are struggling for justice. Paramount to their success is the continuation of their livelihood, shrimping.

Members of the Grand Bayou community have always been deeply connected to the environment, as their lives and livelihoods depend on it. They are deeply concerned about coastal erosion, a serious issue along the U.S. Gulf Coast, and a particular issue for Grand Bayou and other communities like it -- communities that are outside the levy system and are therefore very vulnerable to environmental degradation and the rapid loss of wetlands. Grand Bayou's paramount concern, well before Katrina, was how to protect and rebuild the wetlands in their community.

To learn more about UUSC's work on Katrina, visit: http://www.uusc.org/katrina/index.html

To learn about volunteering in the Gulf Coast, visit:
http://www.uusc.org/gulfcoastvolunteerprogram/index.html