Wetland Restoration

An aerial view of the Wax Lake Delta on the coast of Louisiana. The delta is one of the few places along Louisiana’s coast that is building land instead of losing it.

‘A living laboratory’: An accidental delta taught Louisiana scientists how to rebuild wetlands

Eva Tesfaye

While the science is clear – wetlands have lots of benefits and we know how to build more of them – the future is not. The growing Wax Lake Delta provided data for the now-stalled Mid-Barataria sediment diversion, which is designed to rebuild wetlands in nine parishes along the Louisiana Gulf Coast.

Coastal Desk

MRGO Wetlands Restoration in Doubt

The Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet was the subject of two lawsuits this year. One found that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which manages the MRGO, must…

Coastal Desk

Fixing a Swamp's Broken Plumbing

The Nature Conservancy is beginning a long term restoration effort in the Bayou Sorrell region of the Atchafalaya Basin. Bryan Piazza is a scientist for…