Golden Meadow Marsh

Implementing Organization

Ducks Unlimited, Inc.

Overview

DWH Project Funding

$846,215

Known Leveraged Funding

$2,204,620

Funding Organization

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Funding Program

North American Wetlands Conservation Act NAWCA

Details

Project Category

Environmental

Project Actions

Habitat Restoration and Enhancement

Targeted Resources

Birds/Bird Habitat

Project Description

This project impacts a total of 3,274 acres of brackish and saline coastal marsh and 20 acres of beach habitat benefiting a diverse array of migratory birds and other wildlife in southeast Louisiana. Partners will restore important migratory bird habitat through construction of marsh terraces to restore water quality and increase vegetation; placing near shore breakwater structures to reduce or reverse wave erosion on beachfronts and into adjacent marsh; and planting erosion control vegetation at key points protecting hydrologic integrity of vulnerable marshes.

Contact

Mike Carloss
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Project Website

Project Partners

Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), Ducks Unlimited, Inc., Louisiana Land & Exploration

Affiliated Institutions

None