An NRCS “all-star” team of local conservationists,
Earth Team volunteers, and
the wetlands team from the
Central National
Technology Support Center (CNTSC) in Fort Worth, Texas, joined together to
assist Louisiana State University (LSU) agricultural researchers in designing
and building a constructed wetland system to treat agricultural non-point source
runoff. The system was installed at the
LSU Red River Research Station in Bossier Parish. Station scientists will
conduct water quality monitoring over the next two years to
determine the effectiveness of the system in removing herbicides, nutrients, and
sediment from station's runoff before it enters the Flat River. Wildlife and
wetland plants will also be evaluated on the site. The wetlands receive runoff
from approximately 400 acres of cropland and 50 acres of pastureland.
Your contact is Paul B. Rodrigue, NRCS hydrologist, at 817-509-3331, or
paul.rodrigue@ftw.nrcs.usda.gov.
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