| Project Name/ Lead Agency |
Date/Description/ Plants Used |
Results |
| Bayou LaBranche Wetland Creation Seeding/
EPA | 1994: Japaneese millet and soybean screenings | Good coverage
|
| Black Bayou Hydrologic Restoration/ NMFS | 2002 & 2003: Hydrologic restoration, vegetative plantings/ California bulrush | Established wave dampening; 70% survival rate, expansion of
plantings
|
| Boston Canal/Vermilion Bay Shoreline
Protection/ NRCS | 1995: 13.5 miles shoreline protection/ ‘Vermilion’ smooth cordgrass | Established wave erosion buffer, reversed land loss along shoreline
|
| Brady Canal Hydrologic Restoration/ NRCS | 2000: Bayou bankline protection (maintenance only) giant cutgrass
| Established wave buffer
|
| Chandeleur Islands/ NMFS | 2000 (test) & 2001: Barrier island restoration of 4.2 miles shoreline/ ‘Vermilion’smooth cordgrass
| Success related to location — plants did not survive in very high
energy environments
|
| Dewitt Rollover Demonstration/ NRCS | 1994: 1.5 miles shoreline protection, sediment accretion /‘Vermilion’ smooth
cordgrass
| Plants did not survive in very high energy environment
|
| East Sabine Lake Hydrologic Restoration/
NRCS/FWS | 2005: 171,000 feet of terraces /‘Vermilion’ smooth cordgrass
| Under construction
|
| East Timbalier Island Sediment Restoration,
Phase 1/ NMFS | 2001: Dune Vegetation, bitter panicum and marshhay cordgrass
| Planted adjacent to dune sand fence to retain captured sand.
|
| East Timbalier Island Sediment Restoration,
Phase 2/ NMFS | 2001: Dune Vegetation, bitter panicum and marshhay cordgrass
| Planted adjacent to dune sand fence to retain captured sand.
|
| Falgout Canal Demonstration/ NRCS | 1997: 1,500 feet canal bankline protection/ ‘Vermilion’ smooth cordgrass
| Wave dampening structures ineffective; plants did not survive
|
| Floating Marsh Creation Demonstration/ NRCS | 2004: Creation of floating marsh/ maidencane, other species
| First phase not complete
|
| Four Mile Canal/ NMFS | 2003-2004: Terracing and sediment trapping/ ‘Vermilion’ smooth cordgrass
| Terraces adjacent to canal fully vegetated; half of Little White Lake
terraces maintained elevations conducive to plantings
|
| Grand Terre Island/ NMFS | 2001: Vegetative plantings/ ‘Vermilion’ smooth cordgrass, ‘Fourchon’ bitter
panicum, marshhay cordgrass, Gulf cordgrass, ‘Pelican’ black mangrove
| Bayside cordgrass plantings very successful; other species and
locations showed variable results
|
| Grand-White Lake Land Bridge/ USFWS | 2004: 1,530 acres shoreline protection, terraces/ California bulrush, giant cutgrass,
Brazoria seashore paspalum
| Protected terraces from wave erosion
|
| Holly Beach Sand Management/ NRCS | 2003: Dune creation/ Fourchon bitter panicum
| High rate of plant survival and cover
|
| Isles Dernieres Restoration East Island/ EPA | 1999: Dune and marsh vegetation, bitter panicum, marshhay cordgrass, ‘Pelican’black mangrove, ‘Vermilion’ smooth cordgrass
| Plants installed adjacent to sand fence and along dune to trap sand
and reestablish vegetation and on marsh platform.
|
| Isles Dernieres Restoration Trinity Island/ EPA | 1999: Dune and marsh vegetation, bitter panicum, marshhay cordgrass, ‘Pelican’black mangrove, ‘Vermilion’ smooth cordgrass
| Plants installed adjacent to sand fence and along dune to trap sand
and reestablish vegetation and on marsh platform.
|
| Lake Chapeau/ NMFS | 2000: Hydrologic restoration and marsh creation/ ‘Vermilion’ smooth cordgrass
| Reduced wave-driven erosion, although land loss remains high
|
| Little Vermilion Bay/ NMFS | 1999: Sediment trapping/ ‘Vermilion’ smooth cordgrass
| Plantings increasing wetland acres
|
| North Lake Mechant Land Bridge Restoration/
USFWS | 2003: 8 miles shoreline protection ‘Vermilion’smooth cordgrass
| Good survival along Lake Mechant
|
| Oaks /Avery Canal Hydrologic Restoration/
Shoreline Protection/ NRCS | 2000: 5.1 miles shoreline protection/ ‘Vermilion’ smooth cordgrass
| 80% survival and shoreline protection
|
| Pecan Island/ NMFS | 2003: Terracing/ ‘Vermilion’ smooth cordgrass
| Plantings established on terraces and expanding onto pond bottom
|
| Perry Ridge West Bank Stabilization/ NRCS | 2002: 23,000 feet of terraces/ California bulrush
| Excellent plant survival and cover
|
| Plowed Terraces Demonstration/ NRCS | 2000: 35,956 feet of terraces/ ‘Vermilion’ smooth cordgrass
| Terraces sustaining some erosion, plant survival low in some sections
|
| Sabine Refuge Marsh Creation, Cycle 1/ COE/
FWS | 2001: 200 acres marsh creation/ smooth cordgrass
| Created marsh area protected from erosion; revegetation ensured
|
| Sediment Trapping at “The Jaws”/ NMFS | 2004: Sediment trapping/ California bulrush, giant cutgrass
| Plantings underway
|
| SW Shore White Lake Demonstration/ NRCS | 1996: 5,300 feet shoreline protection/ California bulrush
| Plants did not survive winter storms
|
| Sweet Lake/Willow Lake Hydrologic
Restoration/ NRCS | 2002: 83,625 feet terraces/ giant cutgrass
| Terraces sustaining erosion; plant survival low except in Willow Lake
|
| Thin Mat Floating Marsh Enhancement
Demonstration/ NRCS | 2000: Enhancement of thin-mat floating marshes to develop thick mat flotant/
maidencane
| Protocol developed to induce thick-mat flotant with protection
from herbivory
|
| Timbalier Island Demonstration/ NRCS | 1996: 7,390 feet dune creation (seven sites)/ marshhay cordgrass, Atlantic
panicgrass
| Created stable dune habitat at one site; others destroyed by storms
|
| Timbalier Island Dune and Marsh Creation/ EPA | 2005: Barrier island restoration/ ‘Vermilon’ smooth cordgrass, ‘Fourchon’ bitter
panicum, marshhay cordgrass, gulf cordgrass, salt grass, ‘Caminada’ sea oats,
matrimony vine, ‘Pelican’ black mangrove
| Results not yet known
|
| West Hackberry Demonstration/ NRCS | 1994: Shoreline protection, sediment accretion/ California bulrush
| Formed wave barrier, created emergent vegetation; damaged by
1995 drought
|
| Whiskey Island Restoration/ EPA | 1999: Dune and marsh vegetation, bitter panicum, marshhay cordgrass, ‘Pelican’black mangrove, ‘Vermilion’ smooth cordgrass
| Dune and marsh platform planted to trap sand and reestablish
vegetation
|
| Whiskey Island Restoration/ EPA | 1998 : ‘Vermilion’ smooth cordgrass
| Quick planting to protect containment berm |
