Bayou Dularge Ridge Restoration, Marsh Creation & Hydrologic Restoration Phase 1 (Tribal Proposal) (Planning)

Implementing Organization

Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana

Overview

DWH Project Funding

$4,260,677

Known Leveraged Funding

$0

Funding Organization

Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council

Funding Program

The RESTORE Act Funds Bucket 2: Comprehensive Plan

Details

Project Category

Other

Project Actions

Planning

Targeted Resources

Wetlands/Marshes/Estuaries

Project Description

This is a planning project that includes engineering and design of the Bayou Dularge Ridge (Ridge). It takes a regional approach that when constructed would reestablish hydrologic and salinity conditions, restore the Ridge and create/restore marsh to ensure the integrity of the Ridge, its salinity gradient function and the health of the marsh.

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Project Website

Project Partners

US Natural Resources Conservation Service

Affiliated Institutions

None