Last weekend Bonny Schumaker from On Wings of Care -- a tireless advocate who's been our not-so-secret weapon in the war for salvation of the ecology of the Gulf Coast -- went up in the skies over Bayou Corne, the small Louisiana town that's been ravaged by a sinkhole caused by a collapsing sinkhole, an epic tale of neglect. The latest news from there is not good. The sinkhole, which was already more than large enough to hold the entire Louisiana Superdome, has grown dramatically in recent days -- threatening a berm that is the last line on defense against a surge of brackish, polluted water that could destroy not only the sensitive nearby swamps but also what's left of the town. Here's an excerpt from Bonny's trip report:
Weaving our way through clouds and some feisty winds, we made a quick trip over to the Bayou Corne sinkhole again today. We were eager to see it, since learning a few days ago that the berm (built since the sinkhole started expanding significantly last August) on the west and south side of the sinkhole had collapsed. Indeed, as our video and photos from today attest, whatever false sense of security that berm provided is now ...
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