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Plant Materials Program
Staff Contact:
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Morris Houck,
Plant Materials Specialist
Phone: (318) 473-7761
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Steve
Carmichael, State Resource Conservationist
Phone: (318) 473-7774
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Fax: (318) 473-7616
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The purpose of the program is to provide native plants and plant related
technology that can help solve natural resource problems. Beneficial uses for
which plant material may be developed include coastal shoreline and dune
stabilization, biomass production, carbon sequestration, erosion reduction,
wetland restoration, water quality improvement, streambank and riparian area
protection, and other special conservation treatment needs. Scientists at the
Plant Materials Centers
seek out plants that show promise for meeting an identified conservation need
and test their performance. After multiple years of testing, plant selections
are released to the private sector for commercial production. The work at 27
plant materials centers nationwide is carried out cooperatively with state and
Federal agencies, commercial businesses, and seed and nursery associations.
Three plant materials centers (Golden Meadow, East Texas, and Jamie L. Whitten)
provide assistance to the state of Louisiana. Each center serves an area within
the state of Louisiana that represents unique land resource areas.
To learn more about the Plant Materials Program nationwide, visit the
National Plant Materials Program
Website.
Plant Materials Centers
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Click on the map above to access information on the Plant Materials
Centers serving Louisiana.
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Plant Materials Policy, Procedures, Tools and Aids
Plant Materials Resources in
eFOTG
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Other Helpful Links
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Current Status of Coastal Wetland Plants Research and Restoration
Efforts
The following proceedings are from the November 14, 2008 Symposium on
Current Status of Coastal Wetland Plants Research and Restoration
Efforts. Coastal wetland disappearance has been a major issue in
Louisiana for more than a decade. Efforts are underway to develop
superior and highly adaptive native coastal plants, seed-based
technologies for large-scale restoration, and innovative engineering
revegetation techniques. These plant-based products and revegetation
technologies are being developed by several laboratories and could be
tailored into current construction engineering to develop more
successful coastal wetland loss remediation. The magnitude of Louisiana
coastal marsh loss is unprecedented and occurs at the estimated rates of
65-91 km2 annually, representing 80% of the entire coastal wetland loss
in the United States. For the complete proceedings please follow the
link below. |
The following documents require
Adobe Acrobat.
Complete Proceedings from the Symposium on Current Status of Coastal Wetland
Plants Research and Restoration Efforts
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