Job Opening: Digital Marketing & Communications Associate
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The Restore the Mississippi River Delta Coalition is hiring a full-time Digital Marketing and Communications Associate based in its New Orleans, LA office. Overview: The Digital Marketing and Communications Associate will leverage online engagement strategies to raise awareness and build support for restoration of the Mississippi River Delta on behalf of National Audubon Society, Environmental Defense Fund, and National Wildlife Federation, as well as in collaboration with regional partners Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana and Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation. S/He …
Tagged EconomicsMississippi River’s High Water Brings (Literally) Tons of Needed Sediment to Louisiana
This is the second in a series of blog posts focusing on the recent opening of the Bonnet Carré Spillway in response to the Mississippi River high-water event. See the first post on the history of the Mississippi River and Tributaries (MR&T) system here. The current high-water event on the Mississippi River is sending more than one million cubic feet of water per second down the lower Mississippi River, carrying with it sediment that is an essential ingredient to restoring Louisiana’s …
Louisiana Releases Draft Annual Plan for Coastal Restoration and Protection
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Emily Guidry Schatzel, National Wildlife Federation, 225.253.9781, schatzele@nwf.org Jacques Hebert, National Audubon Society, 504.264.6849, jhebert@audubon.org Elizabeth Van Cleve, Environmental Defense Fund, 202.553.2543, evancleve@edf.org Jimmy Frederick, Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, 225.317.2046, jimmy.frederick@crcl.org John Lopez, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation, 504.421.7348, jlopez@saveourlake.org Louisiana Releases Draft Annual Plan for Coastal Restoration and Protection Plan Includes CPRA’s Recommendations for Two Sediment Diversions (BATON ROUGE, La. – January 12, 2016) Last week, Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) released its …
Louisiana Governor-Elect Appoints New Leader for Coastal Restoration
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Emily Guidry Schatzel, National Wildlife Federation, 225.253.9781, schatzele@nwf.org Jacques Hebert, National Audubon Society, 504.264.6849, jhebert@audubon.org Elizabeth Van Cleve, Environmental Defense Fund, 202.553.2543, evancleve@edf.org Jimmy Frederick, Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, 225.317.2046, jimmy.frederick@crcl.org John Lopez, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation, 504.421.7348, jlopez@saveourlake.org Louisiana Governor-Elect Appoints New Leader for Coastal Restoration (BATON ROUGE, La. – January 5, 2016) Today, Louisiana Governor-Elect John Bel Edwards announced that Johnny Bradberry is his appointee for Executive Assistant to the Governor for Coastal …
Latest Mississippi River Delta news: Dec. 30, 2015
General News: How Markets Can Restore Louisiana’s Marshes By Quin Hillyer, Wall Street Journal, Dec. 25, 2015. “Louisiana loses at least 25 square miles of coastal wetlands each year—a grievous destruction of ecologically crucial habitat and of natural buffers against catastrophic storm flooding. But a bold new project ought to teach environmentalists that the profit motive can work more efficiently to protect wetlands than punitive regulations and burdensome bureaucracies. In just six weeks this fall, a private company rebuilt about a …
Latest Mississippi River Delta news: Dec. 24, 2015
Climate Change Threatens Louisiana’s Isle de Jean Charles, But Doesn’t Dampen Holiday Cheer By Julie Dermansky, DESMOG Blog, Dec. 24, 2015. “Members of the Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw tribe who live on Isle de Jean Charles in southern Louisiana are destined to become some of the first climate change refugees in the United States. But that doesn’t stop a lifelong resident Chris Burnet from enjoying every day he has left. The island’s population has dropped from its peak of about 350 to about 70. Only 25 homes on the island are full-time residences. The …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 23, 2015
New Technology Tested Along A Battle Line for Saltwater Intrusion By Nick Janzen, WWNO, Dec. 23, 2015. “An innovative partnership led by the America’s Wetland Foundation is fighting on two fronts: against saltwater intruding up from the Gulf of Mexico threatening the Intracoastal, and against the Intracoastal itself eroding the surrounding marsh. The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway has a levee like most in Louisiana—mud, piled high, with grass growing on it. America’s Wetland Foundation partnered with private landowners, non-profits and local businesses …
Latest Mississippi River Delta news: Dec. 22, 2015
Storm Surge Models Warn of Massive Flooding Scenarios By Wynton Yates, WWLTV, Dec. 21, 2015. “It’s a horrifying scenario for Louisiana: 3 to 9 feet of flooding from the coast all the way even into Baton Rouge. That’s what could happen if a Category-3 hurricane hit, according to newly released models. Researchers with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Hurricane Center along with the Army Corps of Engineers developed these maps to determine the potential storm surge risk each parish …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 21, 2015
Louisiana Birdwatchers Count Birds, Along with Blessings, During Holiday Season Features Erik Johnson, National Audubon Society By Amy Wold, The Advocate, Dec. 19, 2015. “Learn to watch birds with your eyes and ears and not your binoculars,” Johnson offered as a good tip for beginners. Observing the behavior of different bird species is part of the enjoyment of bird watching, he said.” (Read more). Report Highlights Cost of Continued Land Loss By Tegan Wendland, WWNO, Dec. 19, 2015. “A new …
New Study: Cost of Not Pursuing Significant Coastal Restoration Could Reach $133 Billion
Louisiana has lost nearly 1,900 squares miles of land since the 1930s. Without future action to restore the coast and reverse this trend, the state stands to lose another 1,750 square miles of land by 2060. This land loss crisis not only impacts the communities, wildlife and ecology of south Louisiana, but it also puts cities, homes, infrastructure and industries at risk. Coastal wetlands serve as a buffer against the effects of waves, storms and sea level rise. The continued …
Tagged EconomicsLatest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 18, 2015
Environmentalists Say Spending Proposal Could Help Save LA Coast Features MRD Statement By Meredith Burns, Houma Today, Dec. 17, 2015. “Environmental groups are showing support for a spending bill moving through Congress that includes more than $10 million for efforts to sustain Louisiana’s eroding coast.” (Read more). Federal Spending Bill Includes Money for Coast features Jessie Ritter, NWF By Tegan Wendland, WWNO, Dec. 17, 2015. “It’s part of the state’s $50 billion coastal master plan, says policy specialist with National …
Funding for Louisiana Coastal Area Program Included in Omnibus Spending Bill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Emily Guidry Schatzel, National Wildlife Federation, 225.253.9781, schatzele@nwf.org Jacques Hebert, National Audubon Society, 504.264.6849, jhebert@audubon.org Elizabeth Van Cleve, Environmental Defense Fund, 202.553.2543, evancleve@edf.org Jimmy Frederick, Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, 225.317.2046, jimmy.frederick@crcl.org John Lopez, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation, 504.421.7348, jlopez@saveourlake.org Funding for Louisiana Coastal Area Program Included in Omnibus Spending Bill Money Will Help Advance Critical Coastal Restoration Projects (WASHINGTON—Dec. 17, 2015) Yesterday, the U.S. Congress unveiled a year-end spending bill that includes more than $10 …
RESTORE Council Votes to Approve Priority List of Gulf Restoration Projects for Funding
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RESTORE Council Votes to Approve Priority List of Gulf Restoration Projects for Funding (December 9, 2015 – Biloxi, Miss.) Today, the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration (RESTORE) Council voted to approve its first Funded Priorities List (FPL) – a compilation of restoration projects the Council will prioritize for funding and implementation following the 2010 Gulf oil disaster. This set of projects will be funded by a portion of RESTORE Act dollars designated for ecosystem restoration from the Transocean …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: August 28, 2015
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: August 28, 2015 Katrina Spawns a Decade of Flood Protection Design and Construction (Mentions MRD Coalition) By Pam Radtke Russell, Engineering News-Record. August 25, 2015. That buffering of the coastline is part of a “multiple lines of defense” strategy being promoted by a “Restore the Delta” coalition that is pushing to restore the coast for environmental reasons and to give the region more protection from hurricanes. (Read More) Designing the Resilient Coast of the Future …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: August 27, 2015
Louisiana Post-Katrina: A Decade of Difference (Video) features John Lopez, LPBF & Simone Maloz, Restore or Retreat This month Louisiana Public Square takes a look at where the state is now on “Louisiana Post-Katrina: A Decade of Difference” airing Wednesday, August 26 at 7 p.m. on LPB HD. (View more). Hurricane Katrina Anniversary: 3 Ambitious Plans To Save New Orleans From Climate Change features Steve Cochran, EDF By Maria Gallucci, International Business Times. August 26, 2015. The three strategies are …