WaterMarks
Louisiana Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection
and Restoration News
Fall 1995
In This Issue...
- Task Force Launches Two Studies of Large-Scale Projects: Barrier Island Study and Mississippi Diversion Study
- White Paper stresses Aggressive Approach to Coastal Land Loss
- Sabine Refuge Project Completed; Contract Let for East Mud Lake
- Boston Canal-Vermilion Bay Shoreline Stabilization
- CWPtionary-Understanding Sediment, Accretion and Subsidence
- Ceremony Marks Release of "Pelican" Black Mangrove
- Old Man River's Not What He Used To Be
- The Water Marks Interview: Donald F. Sagreara
Water Marks is published twice 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 $35 million annually for work in Louisiana. The state contributes another 25 percent toward the costs of project construction.
Task Force member agencies:
- Environmental Protection Agency
- National Marine Fisheries Service
- Natural Resources Conservation Service
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Louisiana Department of Natural Resources
Please address all questions, comments, suggestions and changes of address to:
Water Marks EditorPublic Affairs Office
New Orleans District
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
P.O. Box 60267
New Orleans, LA 70160-0267
(504) 862-2201

