Lake Borgne Marsh Creation Project: Increment One
Implementing Organization
State of Louisiana; US Department of the Interior
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$114,642,153
Known Leveraged Funding
$0
Funding Organization
Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustees (NRDA)
Funding Program
Natural Resource Damage Assessment NRDA
Details
Project Category
Environmental
Project Actions
Habitat Restoration and Enhancement
Targeted Resources
Wetlands/Marshes/Estuaries
Project Description
The Lake Borgne Marsh Creation Project is a large-scale restoration strategy for the southwestern shoreline of Lake Borgne that will re-establish the bay rim and intertidal marsh habitat that has degraded. The comprehensive project will restore approximately 4,100 acres of marsh habitat and be implemented in three increments, though multiple design and construction phases. In this project, Lake Borgne Marsh Creation Project: Increment One, 2,769 acres of marsh is projected to be created.
Contact
Vida Carver(225) 342-2799
vida.carver@la.gov
Project Website
None
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