News & Updates
The latest news, updates and events from our campaign to protect and restore the Mississippi River delta.
Feb 22 Win $2,500 of fishing tackle!
Visit Booth #504 at the Bassmaster Classic Expo in Shreveport- Blue Heron Communications is working with Vanishing Paradise and the Louisiana Wildlife Federation to raise awareness for the need to restore Louisiana’s eroding coastal wetlands by giving away a $2,500 fishing package this weekend at the Bassmaster Classic Expo in Shreveport. The package will be … read more »
Feb 07 Make A Call for the Gulf
Despite the continued threats to fish and wildlife in the Gulf, the Senate is stalling on a bipartisan piece of legislation called the RESTORE Act that will help the Gulf recover from the 2010 oil spill. Without your voice, this common-sense piece of legislation may not make it across the finish line. Please call your … read more »
Jan 20 A Blueprint for Fixing the Coast
The 2012 Coastal Master Plan is a realistic assessment of what it will take to create new wetlands and increase hurricane protections for people living in the coastal zone. Louisiana’s sportsmen need to get behind this bold plan to save the coast. In mid-summer of 2010, amid the chaos of the BP oil spill and … read more »
Dec 20 Something Needs to be Done, But What?
I have had the wonderful opportunity for nearly the last six years to travel around Louisiana and elsewhere to meet with passionate outdoorsmen, business leaders, commercial fishermen, policy makers and coastal residents to discuss our state’s rapidly vanishing coastal wetlands, the importance of those wetlands and the need to make every effort possible to restore … read more »
Nov 14 The Good Folks at Recycled Fish
Our good friend Teeg Stouffer over at Recycled Fish has been most kind to Vanishing Paradise. Some of you may remember this Fish Schtick video Teeg shot at the Bassmaster Classic in New Orleans back in February. This month, the folks at Recycled Fish have done two incredible things for Vanishing Paradise. First, Teeg made … read more »
Nov 13 The Simple Pleasure of Wandering the Marsh
Fishing Louisiana’s coastal marsh is the highlight of my year and, for the past 13 years, I have been engaging annually in the simple pleasure of wandering the marsh in search of redfish. As past editor of Western Outdoors I’ve fished from Alaska to Baja, California to Florida—nothing compares to fishing this world-class destination. Driving … read more »
Oct 20 Photo Contest: Fishing Across America
What’s your favorite fishing photo? Are you holding a tarpon almost as tall as you? Is it a picture of your granddaughter holding up her first blue gill? Or is it a snapshot of that day spent fly-fishing in a clear mountain steam? In our new contest, we want to see fishing photos from our … read more »
Oct 03 The Oil Spill's Lingering Impact on Gulf Minnows
A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences documents the effect of BP oil on Gulf killifish. This minnow-like wetlands fish, also known as bull minnow or cacahoe, is a critical part of the Gulf’s food chain and are a commonly used baitfish. The study finds that oil exposure has … read more »
Sep 21 One Step Forward for Gulf Restoration
RESTORE Act passes out of Senate committee with strong bipartisan support – The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee today approved The RESTORE the Gulf Coast States Act with a strong showing of bipartisan support. This vote paves the way for Congress to do what voters expect: hold the companies responsible for the Gulf … read more »
Sep 12 The "Laid Back" Sweepstakes
Enter to win two days of fishing and two night’s lodging on beautiful Grand Isle with Captain Frank Dreher of Laid Back Charter. You and a friend will be chasing specs and reds in a 24-foot bay boat and staying in a first-class camp complete with an HD flat screen TV. All meals are provided … read more »
