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Louisiana Celebrates Success in Coastal Restoration
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 14, 2014
The Coastal Wetlands Planning Protection and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) Task Force invites the public to a dedication ceremony April 30, 2014, at ConocoPhillips in Houma, Louisiana. The ceremony will celebrate the CWPPRA's continued commitment to coastal restoration. The event will begin at 10 am and conclude with a lunch provided by local sponsors. During the event, the public is invited to meet wetland engineers, scientists, and policy holders who have worked together to complete 101 Louisiana projects over the last 23 years.
CWPPRA has been the backbone of coastal restoration efforts in Louisiana for the last 23 years and will continue to play a very important role as Louisiana moves forward in constructing more and larger ecosystem restoration projects with federal partners in the future. The innovation and technology developed through the CWPPRA program and the lessons learned by putting these vital projects on the ground and observing how coastal marshes, lakes, bays and barrier islands respond is making it possible to design even larger projects so Louisiana can build upon the foundation laid over the past two decades.
CWPPRA recently marked the completion of its 100th project, the West Belle Pass Barrier Headland Restoration Project, constructed by Louisiana and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
"Since CWPPRA's inception in 1991, the program has inspired a vision for the future potential of Louisiana's coast," said Buck Sutter, Director of NOAA's Office of Habitat Conservation. "Together we will continue to provide leadership on the development of innovative, on-the-ground projects that provide valuable fisheries and wildlife habitat and help to protect Louisiana's coastline."
The USDA- Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will be leading a field trip to the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) Bank Stabilization project site. "We are excited to host a trip to one of the CWPPRA projects," said Kevin Norton, Louisiana NRCS State Conservationist and CWPPRA Task Force member. "This recently completed project will stabilize critical lengths of deteriorated channel banks along the GIWW reducing marsh erosion and facilitating flow of fresh water through the southern marsh. It highlights just one of the many techniques used in coastal restoration." The trip will leave out of the public launch in Houma and will last approximately 1 ½ - 2 hours including the boat ride to the site. Space is limited for the field trip. Please make field trip inquiries when you RSVP for the dedication ceremony.
The projects being dedicated are:
The dedication ceremony will be hosted at ConocoPhillips, 806 Bayou Black Drive, Houma, LA 70360. Join in the celebrations as the community celebrates the progress on CWPPRA projects in southeastern Louisiana. Please RSVP by April 16, 2014 to jcoen@usgs.gov or by phone at (337) 266-8626. Lunch will be provided to all those who RSVP for the FREE event.
For more information on CWPPRA's restoration projects, or to download press photos, visit: www.LaCoast.gov
For media inquiries, contact CWPPRA Public Outreach Coordinator, Susan Testroet-Bergeron at (337) 266-8623 or bergerons@usgs.gov.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 14, 2014
The Coastal Wetlands Planning Protection and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) Task Force invites the public to a dedication ceremony April 30, 2014, at ConocoPhillips in Houma, Louisiana. The ceremony will celebrate the CWPPRA's continued commitment to coastal restoration. The event will begin at 10 am and conclude with a lunch provided by local sponsors. During the event, the public is invited to meet wetland engineers, scientists, and policy holders who have worked together to complete 101 Louisiana projects over the last 23 years.
CWPPRA has been the backbone of coastal restoration efforts in Louisiana for the last 23 years and will continue to play a very important role as Louisiana moves forward in constructing more and larger ecosystem restoration projects with federal partners in the future. The innovation and technology developed through the CWPPRA program and the lessons learned by putting these vital projects on the ground and observing how coastal marshes, lakes, bays and barrier islands respond is making it possible to design even larger projects so Louisiana can build upon the foundation laid over the past two decades.
CWPPRA recently marked the completion of its 100th project, the West Belle Pass Barrier Headland Restoration Project, constructed by Louisiana and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
"Since CWPPRA's inception in 1991, the program has inspired a vision for the future potential of Louisiana's coast," said Buck Sutter, Director of NOAA's Office of Habitat Conservation. "Together we will continue to provide leadership on the development of innovative, on-the-ground projects that provide valuable fisheries and wildlife habitat and help to protect Louisiana's coastline."
The USDA- Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will be leading a field trip to the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) Bank Stabilization project site. "We are excited to host a trip to one of the CWPPRA projects," said Kevin Norton, Louisiana NRCS State Conservationist and CWPPRA Task Force member. "This recently completed project will stabilize critical lengths of deteriorated channel banks along the GIWW reducing marsh erosion and facilitating flow of fresh water through the southern marsh. It highlights just one of the many techniques used in coastal restoration." The trip will leave out of the public launch in Houma and will last approximately 1 ½ - 2 hours including the boat ride to the site. Space is limited for the field trip. Please make field trip inquiries when you RSVP for the dedication ceremony.
The projects being dedicated are:
- Dedicated Dredging at the Barataria Basin Landbridge (BA-36)
- Barataria Barrier Island Complex Project: Pelican Island and Pass La Mer to Chaland Pass Restoration (BA-38)
- Riverine Sand Mining/Scofield Island Restoration (BA-40)
- South Shore of the Pen Shoreline Protection and Marsh Creation (BA-41)
- Lake Hermitage Marsh Creation (BA-42)
- Bayou Dupont Ridge Creation and Marsh Restoration (BA-48)
- Grand Liard Marsh and Ridge Restoration (BA-68)
- Coastwide Vegetative Plantings (LA-39)
- North Lake Boudreaux (TE-32a)
- Penchant Basin Natural Resources Plan, Increment 1 (TE-34)
- GIWW Bank Restoration of Critical Areas in Terrebonne (TE-43)
- North Lake Mechant (TE-44)
- Terrebonne Bay Shore Protection Demo (TE-45)
- West Lake Boudreaux (TE-46)
- Whiskey Island Back Barrier Marsh Creation (TE-50)
- West Belle Pass Barrier Headland Restoration (TE-52)
- Enhancement of Barrier Island Vegetation Demo (TE-53)
- Lost Lake Marsh Creation (TE-72)
The dedication ceremony will be hosted at ConocoPhillips, 806 Bayou Black Drive, Houma, LA 70360. Join in the celebrations as the community celebrates the progress on CWPPRA projects in southeastern Louisiana. Please RSVP by April 16, 2014 to jcoen@usgs.gov or by phone at (337) 266-8626. Lunch will be provided to all those who RSVP for the FREE event.
For more information on CWPPRA's restoration projects, or to download press photos, visit: www.LaCoast.gov
For media inquiries, contact CWPPRA Public Outreach Coordinator, Susan Testroet-Bergeron at (337) 266-8623 or bergerons@usgs.gov.
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