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Spheres of Influence
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Louisiana's Wetlands: A Lesson in Nature Appreciation John Tibbetts Abstract
The Mississippi River is one of the most intensively engineered places in the United States, both to facilitate navigation of the river and to keep it from flooding. As a result, large chunks of the state’s marshes and wetlands, which once protected coastal communities from hurricanes, have disappeared in the last century. Several recent reports have focused on the wetland loss and the potential for restoring them, and some limited governmental efforts have already addressed rebuilding Louisiana’s wetlands. The losses inflicted by Hurricane Katrina have added urgency to finding ways to restore this natural defense system.
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