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Bay Adams Headland Restoration And Marsh Creation (Cpra Master Plan Project Id: 002.Rc.101) Phase 1

Implementing Organization

Plaquemines Parish Government

Overview

DWH Project Funding

$1,194,728

Known Leveraged Funding

$0

Funding Organization

The U.S. Department of Treasury

Funding Program

The RESTORE Act Funds Bucket 1: The Direct Component

Details

Project Category

Environmental

Project Actions

Resilience

Targeted Resources

Wetlands/Marshes/Estuaries

Project Description

The project will consist of engineering and design activities at 25% to support the environmental permits that will be needed, and to gather the Best Available Science Information to support the project. The Adams Bay Headland restoration project will create approximately 35,000 feet of elevated barrier headland ridges; nourish approximately 2,000 acres of wetlands to the headland north of Adams Bay; and create approximately 500 acres of new marshes.

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Project Partners

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Affiliated Institutions

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