- Wetlands Disappear
- Pipes and Pumps
- Nature's Blueprint
- Pipeline Projects
- Interview
- River Sediment
- Credits
Credits
August 2005 Number 29
WaterMarks is published three times a year 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 $60 million annually for work in Louisiana. The state contributes 15 percent of total project costs.
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.D.Addison@mvn02.usace.army.mil
ABOUT THIS ISSUE’S COVER . . .
On Timbalier Island, pipeline sediment transport has restored 400 acres of beach, dune and marsh. By supplying sediment to subsiding wetlands and eroding islands, the technique mimics natural land building processes, but at a greatly accelerated pace.
Photo credit: Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental Sciences