Anyone who knows us understands our deep affection for Louisiana and the gulf coast. The events unfolding in the weeks since the Deepwater Horizon disaster have been heartbreaking to watch. And it's going to get a lot uglier in the weeks and months to come. But you can support the people and animals of the coast without ever leaving home.
Here are just a few ways you can become a virtual volunteer for the Gulf, and an advocate for change. (You can also find links and resources in the Gulf Coast Oil Disaster Response section of our blog.)
- Make a donation, or adopt a bird through one of the responding rescue organizations, including our local responders from Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research in Newark, DE - who are leading the wildlife rescue efforts in the Gulf, or to the International Bird Rescue Research Center.
- Donate to help support restoration of the wetlands via the Gulf Coast Restoration Network.
- Support local fishermen and communities that are being financially devastated by the spill with a contribution to Gulf Aid or Protectourcoastline.org.
Can't make a donation? Try one of these options:
- Use social media as your voice! Blog, tweet, speak up!! The National Wildlife Federation is asking for support from those who aren’t able to volunteer or donate by spreading news of their cause via Facebook, Twitter, and other social networking sites.
- Contact your elected officials and ask them to support funding of coastal restoration projects.
BP, Transocean and Halliburton may have caused the environmental catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico - but it's not their disaster.
This is our disaster. We need to own it. We need to make it right.
Do what you can to help. And feel free to leave additional resources in the comments section of this blog entry and we'll pass them along. Thanks.
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