Louisiana’s Coastwide Reference Monitoring System (CRMS)
Implementing Organization
State of Louisiana
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$22,918,224
Known Leveraged Funding
$0
Funding Organization
Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustees (NRDA)
Funding Program
Natural Resource Damage Assessment NRDA
Details
Project Category
Science
Project Actions
Monitoring and Observations
Targeted Resources
Other
Project Description
The Louisiana’s Coastwide Reference Monitoring System (CRMS) provides valuable data for the nearshore habitats and resources targeted for Natural Resources Damage Assessment (NRDA) restoration, including coastal wetlands and habitats on Federally Managed Lands, and will help address restoration priorities described in the Programmatic Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan and Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PDARP/PEIS). This Monitoring and Adaptive Management (MAM) activity is intended to support evaluation of regional restoration outcomes within the Louisiana Restoration Area; perform data aggregation and data management; inform restoration decision-making; and perform monitoring to inform the design, implementation and adaptive management of existing and future restoration projects. The CRMS program provides extensive information on the vegetation, soils, water levels, flooding, marsh elevation, land/water ratios throughout the coastal zone. There are approximately 390 CRMS sites representing fresh, intermediate, brackish, and saline wetland types and forested wetlands. The Deepwater Horizon (DWH) Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group (LA TIG) has used CRMS data collection protocols and CRMS data for project planning and evaluation. CRMS standardized data collection schedules have been adopted in NRDA restoration monitoring and adaptive management plans. This project will partially fund CRMS for the State of Louisiana fiscal years 2021 to 2027.
Contact
Beth Golden(225) 342-4708
beth.golden@la.gov
Project Website
None
For official trustee information regarding the Deepwater Horizon NRDA, including information regarding the NRDA process and the status of projects, see https://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/