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Common Ground Relief History
Common Ground Relief (CGR) was founded on September 5, 2005 by Malik Rahim, Sharon Johnson, and Scott Crow in the aftermath of Katrina.
Sep 15, 20243 min read
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Common Ground Relief and Baton Rouge Community College's Green Job Placement
Common Ground Relief cultivates environmental and community stewardship in Southeast Louisiana to help residents not only survive but thrive
Sep 15, 20241 min read
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Grand Bayou Grass Planting with Atakapa-Ishak/Chawasha Village
Marsh Restoration at Grand Bayou
Feb 1, 20243 min read
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2023 Impact Report
Over the past year, we have continued our
unwavering commitment to responding to urgent community needs.
Feb 1, 20240 min read
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Josh Benitez Links New Orleans Culture to Coastal Restoration
Story by Jeff Young at newsweek.com Our very own Josh Benitez was recently featured as a Planet Hero on Newsweek’s Better Planet....
Nov 17, 20231 min read
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Rewriting the Disaster Narrative in New Orleans through Collaboration and Community
Today, locals in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward call the Bayou Bienvenue Wetlands Triangle a “ghost swamp.”
Sep 25, 20238 min read
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Into the Mud: A Marsh Planting with Common Ground Relief
Though it was only 8 a.m., the temperature was rising above 90 degrees as my housemate and I got ready to drive to Bayou Bienvenue for my...
Sep 4, 20234 min read
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Common Ground Relief joins the Central Wetlands Reforestation Collective to plant tens of thousands of trees, other vegetation in Central Wetlands
The partners are the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, Common Ground Relief, the Lower 9th Ward Center for Sustainability
Jul 12, 20232 min read
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Hurricane Ida Relief
Hurricane Ida hit Southeast Louisiana hard. Fortunately, Common Ground Relief experienced only minor damage and was able to spring into acti
Aug 29, 20212 min read
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NASA animation of the Mississippi River
A striking NASA animation shows all of the rivers that drain into the Mississippi River.
Mar 10, 20181 min read
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