What can the Caernarvon Diversion and Bohemia Spillway teach us about coastal restoration?
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By Theryn Henkel, Ph.D., Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation The Coastal Sustainability Program at the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation (LPBF) recently released an article titled “Examination of Deltaic Processes of Mississippi River Outlets–Caernarvon Delta and Bohemia Spillway in Southeastern Louisiana” in the Gulf Coastal Association of Geological Societies Journal. The article details work that LPBF has done investigating the development of the Caernarvon Delta and operation of the Bohemia Spillway, both located in Plaquemines Parish, La. Natural land-building deltaic processes of …
Tagged ReportsNEWS RELEASE: Conservation Groups Release Restoration Solutions for Mississippi River Delta
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Emily Guidry Schatzel, National Wildlife Federation, 225.253.9781, schatzele@nwf.org Elizabeth Van Cleve, Environmental Defense Fund, 202.553.2543, evancleve@edf.org Lauren Bourg, National Audubon Society, 225.776.9838, lbourg@audubon.org Conservation Groups Release Restoration Solutions for Mississippi River Delta New report recommends a series of science-based restoration efforts to benefit coastal Louisiana (NEW ORLEANS – December 9, 2014) Today, leading national and local conservation groups released a report outlining 19 priority projects for restoring the Mississippi River Delta following the 2010 Gulf oil …
Tagged ReportsLatest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 8, 2014
Losing Ground – Louisiana’s Moon Shot By Bob Marshall, The Lens, Al Shaw and Brian Jacobs, ProPublica. Dec. 8, 2014. “Over the last 80 years, Louisiana’s coast has been starved of sediment by river levees and eviscerated by canals dredged for oil and gas extraction. Now, southeastern Louisiana is sinking at one of the fastest rates on the planet as the Gulf is rising.” (Read more ) Muck mined from Calcasieu Ship Channel rebuilding marshes By Richard Burgess, The …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 4, 2014
Panel: Diversions help rebuild Mississippi delta By Cain Burdeau, Associated Press. Dec. 3, 2014. “Diverting the Mississippi River’s water and sediment is an effective way to restore Louisiana’s eroding coastal land, officials with an influential governor’s panel agreed Wednesday….” (read more ) Governor’s Advisory Commission Talks Social and Economic Impacts of Land Loss By Laine Kaplan-Levenson, WWNO. Dec. 3, 2014. “How many hundreds of billions of dollars do you incorporate into the movement of towns and communities and citizens …
Flora of the Wax Lake Delta: One of Louisiana’s best-kept secrets to coastal restoration
By Maggie Yancey, National Wildlife Federation The Wax Lake Delta, a lush secluded enclave of natural beauty located in Louisiana’s Atchafalaya River Basin, is a hunter’s paradise among many wonders most people wouldn’t expect. The delta is known for offering excellent waterfowl hunting, and the open season welcomes more than 1,000 hunters per year to the 40,000-acre wildlife management area. However, most people aren’t aware that the Wax Lake Delta didn’t always exist. In fact, the Wax Lake Delta was …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: August 26, 2014
River Diversions And The Fate Of Louisiana’s Coast By Jesse Hardman, WWNO. Aug. 26, 2014. “A big part of Louisiana’s coastal Master Plan centers around something called “diversions…” (read more) Conservation crucial to future of state economy Editorial by The Monroe News-Star (Monroe, La.). Aug. 25, 2014. “Fifty years ago, Congress created the Land and Water Conservation Fund to help preserve…” (read more) Water Institute introduces Louisiana-based water, coastal expertise to global market By Renita D. Young, The Times-Picayune. Aug. …
Wax Lake Delta Tour Showcases New Land
By Philip Russo, Plaquemines Parish Outreach Coordinator, Mississippi River Delta Restoration Coalition A couple weeks ago, I traveled down the Atchafalaya River’s Wax Lake Outlet on a boat tour attended by state officials, coastal restoration advocates and media personnel. The outlet, constructed in 1941 to reduce flood stages at Morgan City, has had the serendipitous effect of creating its own delta—one particle of clay at a time. Our boats approached one of the outlet’s delta islands. This large island, and …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: August 6, 2014
River diversions at work in Wax Lake Delta By Alex Galbraith, The Plaquemines Gazette. Aug. 5, 2014. “At the southern end of the Wax Lake outlet, there sits a stretch of mud flat…” (read more) It’s the peak of hurricane season. Name an environmentally minded business that deserves news coverage By Mark Waller, The Times-Picayune. Aug. 5, 2014. “The peak of hurricane season is upon us. It evokes memories of history-making disasters…” (read more) Coastal activist retires after 40 years By Xerxes …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: July 30, 2014
Environmental groups praise bipartisan Senate message to speed enactment of RESTORE Act By Bruce Alpert, The Times-Picayune. July 29, 2014. “Six groups working on environmental and economic recovery issues Tuesday…” (read more) Wetlands growth in Wax Lake shows what diversions could achieve, scientists say (+video) By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune. July 29, 2014. “The stems of wetland plants formed a stubble across a wide swath of newly-created mud flat…” (read more) ‘Accidental’ rebuilding of Wax Lake Delta shows promise of …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: July 23, 2014
NWF Stresses Need for Diversions By Alex Galbraith, The Plaquemines Gazette. July 22, 2014. “After a day spent showcasing the progress of current coastal restoration projects…” (read more) Ongoing Impacts of the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico By John Davis, WGCU (SW Florida). July 23, 2014. “It’s been four years since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico…” (read more) Wild hogs damaging hurricane protection system (+video) By Andy Cunningham, WDSU. July 22, …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: July 16, 2014
EPA Climate Justice: Restoring the Louisiana Coast to Combat Future Effects of Climate Change By Carey Perry and Hilary Collis, Today Media Network (EPA Blog reposted). July 15, 2014. “Imagine living on land that is slowly sinking, while the water that surrounds you is slowly rising…” (read more) Leaders of Conservation: Vanishing Paradise Outreach Coordinator Andy McDaniels By Daniel Xu, OutdoorHub. July 10, 2014. “The Mississippi River Delta is known by many names. It has been called at one time…” …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: July 14, 2014
Two-year-old breach in Mississippi River could be formally named ‘Mardi Gras Pass’ By Bob Marshall, The Lens. July 11, 2014. “When the Mississippi River broke through its east bank south of Pointe à la Hache…” (read more) Envisioning Profit in Environmental Good Works By John Schwartz, The New York Times. July 12, 2014. “All day and all night, this ship off a knob of Louisiana at Alligator Bend sucks up silt…” (read more) Business coalition to push coastal La. restoration …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: June 19, 2014
Sediment diversion project on right path, scientists tell state officials By Amy Wold, The Advocate. June 19, 2014. “Scientists from across the country have determined that the state is on the right path in developing…” (read more) State Coastal Leaders Convene To Discuss Future Projects By Jesse Hardman, WWNO. June 18, 2014 “Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority had its monthly meeting on Wednesday…” (read more) Coastal authority discusses diversions, BP spill money at Nicholls State on Wednesday By Mark …
Diversions Expert Panel engages scientific community for second public meeting
By Erin Greeson (National Audubon Society) and Alisha Renfro (National Wildlife Federation) While there is no question that large-scale action is urgently needed to add address Louisiana’s land loss crisis, some questions surround the scientific solutions necessary to address this challenge. As the state of Louisiana advances its Coastal Master Plan and the comprehensive set of restoration projects within it, experts have opened discussion to scientists and interested members of the public to provide information, share science and encourage dialogue. …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: May 1, 2014
Advisory panel gets preview of complex problems facing Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune. May 1, 2014. “An expert panel advising state officials on issues involving plans to build as many as 10 major sediment diversions along the Mississippi and Atchafalaya rivers…” (read more) Morganza-to-the-Gulf levee protection system moves forward in Washington By the Associated Press. April 30, 2014. “The Morganza-to-the-Gulf levee protection system, which has inched its way along the federal authorization process for decades…” (read more) Do …