How to help: Volunteer information for Gulf of Mexico oil spill cleanup

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http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/2010/05/how_to_help_volunteers_needed.html


Gerald Herbert / The Associated PressNesting brown pelicans, terns and seagulls are next to oil booms on Breton Island in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday. Wildlife are vulnerable to the oil spill resulting from April explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig.



BP's Deepwater Horizon Response Joint Information Center has offered the following numbers for residents who want to help combat the effects of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill:

To report oiled wildlife, call 866.557.1401.

To report oiled shoreline or request volunteer information, call 800.440.0858.

Register to volunteer through the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana at www.crcl.org, or through the Sierra Club at action.sierraclub.org/Oil_Spill_CleanUp.

The Louisiana Bucket Brigade has created an "Oil Spill Crisis Map" that will allow Gulf Coast residents to report fishers out of work, endangered wildlife, oil on shore, oil sheens and other effects of the oil spill.

The map can be viewed at oilspill.labucketbrigade.org. Reports can be made at that site, or by texting 504.272.7645, e-mailing [email protected] or Tweeting with the hashtag #BPspillmap.

Eyewitness reports for the map require a description, and location information such as an address or GPS coordinates.

The Greater New Orleans Foundation has opened the Gulf Coast Oil Spill Fund, which will benefit communities most affected by the oil spill in Plaquemines, St. Bernard and lower Jefferson parishes. Donations can be made online at www.gnof.org.

The Ritz-Carlton New Orleans is working with Matter of Trust, an environmental nonprofit group, to collect donations of nylons, hair and fur, which can be used in making booms for containing oil. Drop off donations at the Ritz-Carlton, 921 Canal St. Call 504.670.2817 for more information.

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