Port Fourchon Terraces Phase-2 
Volunteer Planting Event
April 3^rd & 4^th, 2025 

Restore or Retreat and Ducks Unlimited have announced the upcoming planting of the SECOND PHASE of the Port Fourchon Terracing and Living Shoreline Project in southern Lafourche Parish. This project is now complete and is visible on the southern side of Highway-1 headed to Grand Isle.

You are invited to join us for a volunteer-driven, 2-day vegetative planting event, which has been made possible with support from Woodside Energy.  Our volunteers will be planting approximately 3,000 black mangroves and 6,000 smooth cord marsh grass plugs which will provide vegetative enhancement and assist in critical sediment retention for these newly constructed terraces situated on The Louisiana Land and Exploration Company LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of ConocoPhillips, and Edward Wisner Trust lands.

This second phase of the planting will take place April 3^rd & 4^th. 

About the Port Fourchon Terracing and Living Shoreline Project:

Once completed, this restoration project will result in over 87,000 linear feet of earthen marsh terraces and over 4,000 linear feet of living shoreline, improving fish and wildlife habitat and protection of surrounding wetlands and critical infrastructure around Port Fourchon.

This planting project was made possible with a $100,000 grant from Woodside Energy and a partnership with Ducks Unlimited/ConocoPhillips Louisiana and collaboration with the Edward Wisner Trust. 

This is a multi-day planting of the terraces and we look forward to having you join us for this event.  Please register early to get the best choice of the two(2) available days.  You are welcome to join us for multiple days if you are inclined. You must register in order to attend.  No walkup registration will be accepted. This is to allow for adequate planning of boats and resources.  We ask that you understand this is necessary for event success. 

Once registered prior to the event you will receive a more detailed scope of work and what to expect on our planting.  Thank you so much for donating your time to a great cause!  On behalf of Restore or Retreat, Woodside Energy, and Ducks Unlimited / ConocoPhillips we look forward to having you join us in the field.

If you require more information on how your company or group can bring volunteers to this project please reach out to Polly Glover (Restore or Retreat Project Coordinator) at [email protected] or Joseph Orgeron (Restore or Retreat Executive Director) at [email protected].

Registration should be done here:

Port Fourchon Phase-2 Terraces Planting

Port Fourchon Phase-2 Terraces Planting

Please use the following form to register for our Port Fourchon Terraces Planting event occurring Thursday and Friday, April 3 & 4, 2025 out of Port Fourchon, Louisiana.

Name *

First

Last Name *

Last

Organization/Company Name (if applicable)

Phone Number (Mobile is best, as we may use SMS in case of last minute schedule changes)

Email *

Emergency Contact (Name, Relation, Phone#)

Please let us know if you have any dietary restrictions or allergies.

Date To Volunteer (Click the day or days, multiple days are allowed.): *

Thursday, April 3, 2025

Friday, April 4, 2025

Each volunteer will be required to review and sign a Restore Or Retreat waiver prior to departing the staging area for the planting worksite on the terraces.  It can be reviewed prior to the project date.  See:  Terrace-Waiver.pdf

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Wide-View of DU Terracing Project as viewed from the south, looking north with Pointe Fourchon on the far left, terraces in the foreground and highway LA-1 running across the very-middle of the picture.