Mending the Marsh: Local Support for Myrtle Grove
Two small business owners discuss the Mississippi River Delta’s rapid land loss and make the case that a planned sediment diversion known as Myrtle Grove can be part of the solution. Featuring Ryan...
View ArticleMending the Marsh: Making the Case for Myrtle Grove
The Mississippi River Delta is losing land at a remarkable rate — an area almost the size of Delaware has disappeared since the 1930s. Projects like the planned Myrtle Grove sediment diversion can...
View ArticleThe Lower Ninth Ward: A New Orleans Coastal Community
Published on May 3, 2012 As the 7 year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches there are many advances in the recovery to be celebrated but still much work that needs to be done. And for the Lower...
View ArticleThe Untold Story – Disappearing Louisiana Wetlands
Gulf Coast native, NWF associate and EDF partner Ben Weber on the history of damage to the Louisiana wetlands and impacts of the BP oil disaster. The post The Untold Story – Disappearing Louisiana...
View ArticleJob Creation from Coastal Restoration
According to the 2000 U.S. Census, more than half of Americans live within 50 miles of a coast and by 2025, 75 percent will. And in 2007 a study revealed that coastal counties provided half of US...
View ArticleStories from the Coast: MR-GO
Stories from the Gulf: MR-GO The post Stories from the Coast: MR-GO appeared first on Restore The Bayou Bienvenue Wetlands Triangle.
View ArticlePostcards from New Orleans: Stories of hope for the Northeast
Published on Nov 10, 2012 Knowing all too well what it’s like to recover after a destructive hurricane, New Orleans residents offer messages of empathy and encouragement to those affected by Hurricane...
View Article3 Years Later: Make BP Pay
Published on May 9, 2013 11 lives lost. 4.1 million barrels of oil released. 200 miles of shoreline still oiled. Don’t believe BP’s ads. Help us hold BP accountable, and restore the Gulf, our coast,...
View ArticleTimeline of the Gulf Oil Disaster: Make BP Restore
Published on Sep 30, 2013 Visit http://bit.ly/18i6Epd to find out how you can help! On April 20, 2010, the largest environmental disaster in US history began when the Deepwater Horizon oil rig...
View ArticleBayou Sundance: Oral History
Posted February 20th 2014 The Bayou Bienvenue Wetland Triangle is a degraded cypress swamp just north of the Historic Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans. Over the course of 50 years, human activity has...
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