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- Environmental groups in Meraux, Louisiana plan to plant 30,000 native trees to restore wetlands.
- The effort follows Hurricane Katrina in 2005, which severely reduced natural barriers.
- The project aims to stabilize land sinking below sea level and create wildlife habitat.
- Organizers ferry volunteers to sites, fostering community involvement and resilience.
- Christina Lehew of Common Ground Relief says the restoration may never reach the original state.
