Latest news: January 26, 2012

01.26.2012 | In Latest News, Uncategorized

New Orleans Protection Plan Will Rely on Wetlands to Hold Back Hurricanes

By Mark Fischetti, Scientific American. January 26, 2012.

“More than six years after Hurricane Katrina plowed into New Orleans and the Mississippi River delta, a plan has finally emerged to protect the area from future storms…”

Master plan forgets bayou communities, residents say

By Nikki Buskey, Houma Courier. January 25, 2012.

“The state’s new 50-year, $50 billion draft plan for coastal protection and restoration does not do enough to replace rapidly disappearing marshes in eastern Terrebonne that protect bayou communities, residents told state officials Tuesday…”

St. Charles Parish west bank levee omitted from state’s coastal restoration plan

By Matt Scallan, The Times-Picayune. January 25, 2012.

“The state’s new 50-year, $50 billion draft plan for coastal protection and restoration does not do enough to replace rapidly disappearing marshes in eastern Terrebonne that protect bayou communities, residents told state officials Tuesday…”

Opportunity open for wetlands protection funding

Town Talk staff. January 25, 2012.

“A funding opportunity for wetland protection, restoration and enhancement activities on eligible lands in Louisiana has been announced by USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service State Conservationist Kevin Norton…”