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Riverine Sand Mining / Scofield Island Restoration

Implementing Organization

Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA)

Overview

DWH Project Funding

$60,800,000

Known Leveraged Funding

$0

Funding Organization

Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA)

Funding Program

Berms to Barriers Project

Details

Project Category

Environmental

Project Actions

Habitat Restoration and Enhancement

Targeted Resources

Barrier Islands

Project Description

The project rebuilds a barrier island, creating 238 acres of beach and dune, and 398 acres of marsh. The dune will be 6 feet high and approximately 640 feet wide along 11,400 feet of shoreline. It will mature to approximately 434 acres of barrier island and wetland habitat at year 20 of the project design life.

Contact

James Pahl
None
James.Pahl@la.gov
Project Website
Project Partners

None

Affiliated Institutions

None

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