If you are…

• interested in the natural world
• want to learn more about it
• committed to conserving the environment
• live in the Northeast corner of Louisiana

Louisiana Master Naturalists – Northeast is looking for you!

Next Meeting: Friday, Aug 25th 12noon at the West Monroe Chamber of Commerce
All are invited to attend this great event!

Friends of Black Bayou will be helping this Northeast Chapter of LMN get started and we invite you to participate! Find out more online at: https://louisianamasternaturalistsnortheast.com

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The rates are scheduled are scheduled to change on August 28th so do not delay in placing your order if you are over 62 years old!

Currently the passes are available locally at the US Corps of Engineers office on South Grand Street. Call: 318-322-6391 for more information.

You may also purchase them online at the USGS.gov store with an additional processing fee of $10 Note:

• Until the current backlog of Senior Pass orders are shipped, your order confirmation will be honored for use at agency sites.
• If you need your pass in less than three months, consider purchasing your pass at the first site you visit. Please click here for a list of sites that issue passes. Please Note that USGS field offices DO NOT issue passes.
• Online and Mail in Senior pass applications are currently being processed within twelve weeks

All eligible Senior pass orders postmarked before August 28 will be processed at the $10 price.  Lifetime Senior pass orders postmarked after August 28 will be processed at the $80 price. Additional processing fees of $10 applies for USGS Store orders. 

The 1st Annual Boogie at da' Bayou 5K Trail Run will kick off the events of Fall Celebration on October 14, 2017. Registration is now open!

Running clubs and corporate sponsors are welcome to take part! For more information, please contact friendsofblackbayou@gmail.com.

More details and registration are available online! Click Here

June 8 3-6pm - FoBB Volunteers will participate in KEDM Fundraiser,
Call in and help us raise critical funds for our local public radio station.

kedm.org
A note from Alexa Hickey, KEDM Member Services...
There are only a few things that I do regularly. One is listen to 90.3 KEDM. The other, is go to Black Bayou. My family has breathed in the sweet air on the pier, we have meditated in canoe with cypress trees, we have chased a deer on the trails, and we have peppered Nova with questions. For twenty years Friends of Black Bayou, (FoBB), has not only created, maintained, and supported Black Bayou, but been a tremendous friend to KEDM.  

​FoBB has stepped in once more to help KEDM for the Be the One Campaign. We are looking for 150 listeners to give $100. Be the One to help KEDM bring you a variety of stories from the diversity of the world we live in. Kris Kelley is a team leader, and would like your help in making FoBB team raise the most for the campaign. He and his team will be on air Thursday, June 8th from 3 to 6 pm. You may call at any time to donate, simply make sure to state you are giving for FoBB team. You can reach us at 318-342-5563 or online at kedm.org. Thank you and here is to another 20 years of friendship!

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Join Friends of Black Bayou Saturday May 6th for our kick-off fundraiser to benefit the extensive expansion of planted wildflowers at the refuge!
Saturday May 6th the Friends of Black Bayou will be selling grilled sausage lunches outside Brookshire's N 18th Street for only $5!

We need your help to spread the word on our kick-off fundraiser:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1216920688420912/

​Come grab a great lunch and support an awesome cause!
Hope to see you there!

A little birdie has told us .... the date for the annual Friends of Black Bayou Lake NWR Fall Celebration has been decided!  Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 14, 2017 from 10AM to 3PM and get ready for a wonder-filled, fun day at the refuge.  Make plans to attend.

As always, there will be food, games, canoe trips, education, and winning photos on display from the Photo Contest, and lots more.  

​If you are interested in setting up a booth, or want to participate, please contact FoBB president, Kris Kelley to let him know at (318) 680-6411 or kelltopia@gmail.com.