Credits
August 2003 Number 23
James D. Addison
WaterMarks Editor
New Orleans District
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
P.O. Box 60267
New Orleans, LA 70160-0267
(504) 862-2201
E-mail: James.Addison@mvn.usace.army.mil
Photograph, "Tonging Oysters, 1938"; used by permission of Meriget W. Turner, curator, Fonville Winans Collection
Photograph of oyster shells by Rex Caffey, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
WaterMarks is published quarterly by the Louisiana Coastal Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Task Force to communicate news and issues of interest related to the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act of 1990. This legislation funds wetlands enhancement projects nationwide, designating approximately $50 million annually for work in Louisiana. The state contributes 15 percent of the cost of project construction.
James D. Addison
WaterMarks Editor
New Orleans District
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
P.O. Box 60267
New Orleans, LA 70160-0267
(504) 862-2201
E-mail: James.Addison@mvn.usace.army.mil
ABOUT THIS ISSUE'S COVER . . .
Traditionally used to enhance oyster yields,
freshwater diversions today are an essential tool
for sustaining and restoring Louisiana's coastal
wetlands.
Photograph, "Tonging Oysters, 1938"; used by permission of Meriget W. Turner, curator, Fonville Winans Collection
Photograph of oyster shells by Rex Caffey, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center