Maurepas Swamp Diversion Selected as Priority in Gulf Restoration Plan
Maurepas Swamp Diversion Selected as Priority in Gulf Restoration Plan
10.09.2019 | Posted by Maurepas Swamp Diversion Selected as Priority in Gulf Restoration Plan
Project would help sustain world-renowned swamp, provide protection for Baton Rouge and other communities (NEW ORLEANS, LA – October 9, 2019) Today the Gulf Ecosystem Restoration Council (RESTORE Council) announced restoration priorities to consider across the Gulf, which included investing in a critical diversion project in Louisiana’s Maurepas Swamp. The River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp project would reconnect one of the largest forested wetlands complexes in the nation with the Mississippi River to aid in preventing further wetland loss and …
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