More than two years have passed since the devastating hurricane season of 2005 and, unfortunately, serious action on the coastal erosion crisis that contributed to this national tragedy has yet to proceed. No place is this more alarming than within our own communities in the Barataria and Terrebonne basins, which suffer the highest coastal land loss rates in the world. For us, real action is a matter of life and death for our area. If not now, when?

We are asking you today to SUPPORT THE SOLUTION, Restore or Retreat's (ROR) effort to aggressively implement a large-scale restoration project for our area. ROR is the one local coastal advocacy organization dedicated to the coastal sustainability of this region, and most importantly, the only organization offering a long-term, large-scale solution - the Third Delta Conveyance Channel - coupled with near-term restoration strategies.

For the past six years, ROR has been working diligently to advocate on the state and federal level for the comprehensive, long-term restoration projects that our area so desperately needs and deserves:

• ROR has been a consistent voice for the Barataria-Terrebonne basins in coastal planning efforts by the State of Louisiana and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
• ROR has worked with Senators Reggie Dupre and Butch Gautreaux during the 2007 legislative session for the passage of Senate Concurrent Resolution 34, which requests that the state include the Third Delta feasibility study and pipeline sediment delivery in future coastal plans.
• ROR has engaged the services of Coastal Environments, Inc. of Baton Rouge to conduct scientific review and recommendations on how restoration and protection projects can most effectively work in concert throughout the Barataria-Terrebonne basins. The project is entitled, "A Plan for Survival for the South Lafourche-South Terrebonne Region."
• ROR has played an integral role in getting the Davis Pond freshwater diversion project operating to its maximum potential.

We know you share in our concern for the future of our coastal communities. Please consider joining your voice with ours to SUPPORT THE SOLUTION and becoming a member of Restore or Retreat. Stand with us in demanding real restoration for our area, before retreat is our only solution. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, your donations to ROR throughout the year are tax-deductible, and your generous financial donation will allow our organization to continue this important work on behalf of our homes and families.

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