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Uploaded by on Apr 30, 2008

Documentary short from the Gulf Restoration Network detailing the habitat and storm protection values of cypress swamps and the threat that the garden mulch industry presents. Visit http://saveourcypress.org and http://healthygulf.org for more information and to take action for our swamps. Features interviews with Atchafalya Basinkeeper Dean Wilson, Dr. Gary Shaffer of Southeastern Louisiana University, Sarah Mack of the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Department and others. Created by Gino Kalkanoglu of NOLA Image Works, produced by Dan Favre and Aaron Viles, photography by Peter White, still images courtesy of the Atchafalya Basinkeeper.

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  • Revolting, the fact that this cypress mulch is made from the entire tree is disgusting, the level of greed from these corporations amazes me.

  • It should be a felony to touch those trees. Thank you for this video and for all your work.

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  • i work for this organization! and its true...cypress mulch is one step away from satanic measures.

  • I hate pines and love cypresses, so you know what kind of mulch I'll be buying from now on. I've bought around 100 bags of cypress mulch in the last 2 years, so now I feel kind of sick to my stomach after finding out the truth about how cypress mulch is made. Luckily I have about 10 little baby cypresses that I'm growing as ornamental trees, which will help offset the destruction I unwittingly caused. I'm surprised that Lowe's and Home Depot still sell cypress mulch even after WalMart stopped.

  • Can't believe they're making mulch from cypress trees. A lot of native species depend on Cypress trees for survival, good point about the unlikliness of forest regeneration

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