Where to Go for More Information
On the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act
Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act. Public Law 101-646, Title III.
Breaux Act web site: lacoast.gov
Louisiana Coastal Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Task Force. 1997. The 1997 Evaluation Report to the U.S. Congress on the Effectiveness of Louisiana Coastal Wetland Restoration Projects (will be available on web site and in libraries).
Watermarks, the CWPPRA Newsletter. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Public Affairs Office, PO Box 60267, New Orleans, LA 70160-0267.
CWPPRA Outreach Coordinator, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Public Affairs Office, PO Box 60267, New Orleans, LA 70160-0267 (504 862-2786 or 862-2201).
On Coastal Wetlands and Louisiana Wetlands
Coreil, P.D. 1995. Wetlands Functions and Values in Louisiana. Louisiana State University, Cooperative Extension Service and Sea Grant College Program, Baton Rouge, LA, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Dahl, T.E., and C.E. Johnson. 1991. Wetlands: Status and Trends in the Conterminous United States Mid-1970's to Mid-1980's. U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, DC.
Field, D.W., A.J. Reyer, P.V. Genovese, and B.D. Shearer. 1991. Coastal Wetlands of the United States: An Accounting of a Valuable National Resource. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Frayer, W.E., T.J. Monahan, D.C. Bowden, and F.A. Graybill. 1983. Status and Trends of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats in the Conterminous United States 1950's to 1970's. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Wetlands Inventory, St. Petersburg, FL.
Fretwell, J.D., J.S. Williams, and P.J. Redman, compilers. 1996. National Water Summary on Wetland Resources. U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2425.
Guntenspergen, G.R., and B.A. Vairin. 1996. Willful Winds: Hurricane Andrew and Louisiana's Coast. Louisiana Sea Grant College Program, Baton Rouge, LA, and U.S. Department of the Interior, Lafayette, LA.
Hefner, J.M., B.O. Wilen, T.E. Dahl, and W.E. Frayer. 1994. Southeast Wetlands: Status and Trends, Mid-1970's to Mid-1980's. U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Atlanta, GA.
LaRoe, E.T., G.S. Farris, C.E. Puckett, P.D. Doran, and M.J. Mac, eds. 1995. Our Living Resources: A Report to the Nation on the Distribution, Abundance, and Health of U.S. Plants, Animals, and Ecosystems. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Biological Service, Washington, DC.
Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, Coastal Restoration Division. 1997. Working to Save Our Coastal Wetlands. Baton Rouge, LA. In press.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Damage Assessment and Restoration Program. 1995. Reversing the Tide: Restoring the Nation's Coastal and Marine Natural Resources. NOAA Damage Assessment Center, Silver Spring, MD.
Watzin, M.C., and J.G. Gosselink. 1992. The Fragile Fringe: Coastal Wetlands of the Continental United States. Louisiana Sea Grant College Program, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, DC; and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Rockville, MD.
Wells, J.T., and C.H. Peterson. 1986. Restless Ribbons of Sand: Atlantic and Gulf Coast Barriers. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Slidell, LA, and Louisiana Sea Grant College Program, Baton Rouge, LA.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Crisis on Louisiana's Coast . . . America's Loss. New Orleans District. (No date)
Williams, S.J., K. Dodd, and K.K. Gohn. 1991. Coasts in Crisis. U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1975.
Contact the associated agency for availability of these publications.