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Bayou L'Ours Marsh Terracing

Implementing Organization

Ducks Unlimited, Inc.

Overview

DWH Project Funding

$973,096

Known Leveraged Funding

$1,946,190

Funding Organization

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Funding Program

North American Wetlands Conservation Act NAWCA

Details

Project Category

Environmental

Project Actions

Habitat Restoration and Enhancement

Targeted Resources

Birds/Bird Habitat

Project Description

This project will restore 1,254 acres of coastal marsh and 130 acres of sand dunes in southeast Louisiana. Approximately 75% of the marsh vegetation in the project area has died. The restoration will restore native plant communities using terraces. Marsh terraces use existing soil to create long, linear segments of marsh that are aligned to reduce the effect of erosion, resulting in calm water that promotes the growth of aquatic vegetation. This will create migration and wintering habitat for priority waterfowl and as many as 40 species of other wetland birds, along with alligators, shrimp, blue craps, and other animals.

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Project Partners

Louisiana Land and Exploration, Lafourche Parish Government, Barataria-Terrebonne Estuary Foundation, Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority

Affiliated Institutions

Restore 1254 acres of coastal marsh and 130 acres of sand dunes . 1384 acres impacted in total

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