Bucktown Harbor 

The Bucktown Learning Pavilion is also known as the Bucktown Bird's Nest because this pavilion will overlook the protected Bucktown Marsh and its soon-to-be-created Living Shoreline extension. This proposed project involves the construction of an educational pavilion in an area of Bucktown Harbor that is considered a neighborhood park. The pavilion will have educational plaques/placards placed throughout the pavilion area. These plaques/placards will provide educational information about the marsh, the wetlands, the wildlife, etc., that exists in and around the Bucktown Harbor area.

These improvements are new public facilities / infrastructure being added to an open area with adjacent parking, walking / bike paths, picruc spaces and wetland/waterfront/nature areas. This area is outside of the levee protection area and is Parish owned open space. There is no land acquisition involved.

The Bucktown Harbor park has a number of existing amenities and future proposed improvements planned. The "Bird's Nest Pavilion" will be an integrated part of the park and will serve to reinforce and advance the goals of the Parish. There are no triggers or other currently proposed CDBG funded activities at this location.

It is anticipated that the main users of this facility will be local residents. There are bike and walking paths in the vicinity and the open space and existing recreation infrastructure are well used. Local area residents will benefit from this infrastructure through increased recreational and education opportunities. It is anticipated that numerous neighborhood individuals, families and organized groups will use these facilities to improve awareness about the natural environment, local wildlife, coastal erosion, storm protection and other information.