Riverine Sand Mining / Scofield Island Restoration
Implementing Organization
Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA)
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$60,800,000
Known Leveraged Funding
$0
Funding Organization
Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA)
Funding Program
Berms to Barriers Project
Details
Project Category
Environmental
Project Actions
Habitat Restoration and Enhancement
Targeted Resources
Barrier Islands
Project Description
The project rebuilds a barrier island, creating 238 acres of beach and dune, and 398 acres of marsh. The dune will be 6 feet high and approximately 640 feet wide along 11,400 feet of shoreline. It will mature to approximately 434 acres of barrier island and wetland habitat at year 20 of the project design life.
Contact
James PahlNone
James.Pahl@la.gov
Project Website
Project Partners
None
Affiliated Institutions
None