America's WETLAND Foundation
- America's WETLAND Foundation
newsrelease|date=July 2008 America's WETLAND Foundation is an organization dedicated to saving coastal wetlands in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is based in New Orleans, Louisiana, and was established in 2002 as a partnership between the public relations company Marmillion + Company and the State of Louisiana. [cite web |url=http://www.americaswetland.com/article.cfm?id=324&cateid=6&pageid=3&cid=18 |title=America's WETLAND Named Tops in DC for Public Service Campaigns |accessdate=2008-07-05] It sponsors educational and restoration programs, such as the America's WETLAND Conservation Corps, which is a partnership between the America's WETLAND Foundation and the Louisiana State University AgCenter. [http://www.americaswetland.com/custompage.cfm?pageid=176] It also produces public service announcements. [http://www.marmillion.com/noflash/news_detail.php?mnsub_ID=85&marnews_ID=2]
The chairman of the organization's board is R. King Milling. [http://www.americaswetland.com/custompage.cfm?pageid=110] . Its sponsors include the Shell Oil Company and numerous other oil companies. [http://www.americaswetland.com/sponsor.cfm?pageid=30&cid=40] It has partnered with several other organizations, including America's Energy Coast, the Coast Guardians, and Women of the Storm. [http://www.americaswetland.com/custompage.cfm?pageid=2&cid=5]
The foundation has won two Silver Telly Awards and the Silver Anvil Award. [http://www.marmillion.com/noflash/news_detail.php?mnsub_ID=85&marnews_ID=2]
The 2007 Miss Louisiana USA winner Elizabeth McNulty has worked with America's WETLAND Foundation as well as the America's WETLAND Conservation Corps. [http://www.elizabethmcnulty.com/WetlandCampaign.htm]
References
* [http://www.americaswetland.com/ America's WETLAND Foundation official site]
* [http://www.marmillion.com/noflash/news_detail.php?mnsub_ID=85&marnews_ID=2 Article about America's WETLAND Foundation]
* [http://www.southernideabank.org/items.php?id=2664 Article about America's WETLAND Foundation]
* [http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1058847/leaders_land_in_dubuque_to_dramatize_links_between_americas_wetland/index.html Article about America's WETLAND Foundation]
* [http://dnr.louisiana.gov/sec/execdiv/pubinfo/newsr/2004/1203crm-businessweek.ssi Article about America's WETLAND Foundation]
* [http://www.marmillion.com/noflash/news_detail.php?mnsub_ID=131&marnews_ID=2 Article about America's WETLAND Foundation]
ee also
*Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
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