Through wetlands restoration and stewardship, Common Ground Relief empowers communities to resist climate challenges while reconnecting with nature and fostering resilience.

We believe that food security and mutual aid are essential to community health, alongside clean air and water and thriving ecosystems. We also believe that direct material support to the community is a moral imperative and is invaluable in community engagement with our mission.

CGR has been revegetating a 12-parish region across Southeast Louisiana since 2007. CGR staff works with state parks and land owners to design and implement wetlands restoration projects focused on revegetation of appropriate native species along ridge forests, bottomland hardwood swamps, marshes, and iris bogs.

Rooted in collaboration, our nursery grows native plants that restore Louisiana's coastlines, offering opportunities for everyone to join in and take action.

Our pantry ensures equitable food access in the Lower 9th Ward, providing fresh, nutritious groceries to those in need with dignity and respect.

Standing up to face climate disasters together, Common Ground Relief mobilizes volunteers and resources to protect Southeast Louisiana and support community recovery.

We foster empowerment through service learning and immersive experiences that connect students and volunteers to the history, ecology, and magic of New Orleans’ wetlands.

CGR is committed to planting 1,500 native trees and 2,000 plugs of marsh grasses each year for the next 4 years in the Central Wetlands Unit which spans 30,000 acres between Orleans and St. Bernard Parish.

The Grand Bayou Village program supports the Atakapa-Ishak/Chawasha tribal community in restoring their marshlands and preserving their cultural heritage through native grass plantings and climate resilience efforts.

Common Ground Relief Provides a community-meeting place for residents of the Greater New Orleans area at the Anita Roddick Advocacy Center, which is located at the Common Ground Relief office in the Lower 9th Ward.