America's Wetland Foundation

Floating Islands to be installed at Isle de Jean Charles near Houma, LA

By: America's WETLAND

On September 22, 23 and 24, 2011 - the America’s WETLAND Foundation, Coastal Conservation Association, Terrebonne Parish Coastal Management Office, Entergy, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Shell and some 200 volunteers from the corporate sponsors, local schools, youth groups and the Isle de Jean Charles community will be employing for the first time, “floating island” restoration in an attempt to build new land and protect remaining lands in the Isle de Jean Charles area near Houma.

Urgent Action on RESTORE Act needed Today!

By: America's WETLAND

Earlier this year bipartisan coalition of nine Gulf Coast senators led by Sens. Mary Landrieu, D-La., and Richard Shelby, R-Ala., introduced the RESTORE the Gulf Coast Act of 2011 (S. 1400). This much-needed legislation would ensure that at least 80% of BP penalties paid under the Clean Water Act would be dedicated to Gulf States to invest in the long-term health of the coastal ecosystem and its economies.

It’s America’s WETLAND Day at the Dome!

By: America's WETLAND

Come cheer the New Orleans Saints and support the America’s WETLAND Foundation when the Saints take on the Chicago Bears at noon on Sunday, September 18th in the New Orleans Superdome.

Floating Island going in at Isle de Jean Charles

By: Mike Nixon , Tri-Parish Times

One of the hardest hit communities in Terrebonne Parish in terms of loss of coastal marshland over the decades has been Isle de Jean Charles. Now the community of approximately 230 people on a small finger of land between Bayou Terrebonne and Bayou Pointe-aux-Chenes will be the first in the nation to have an innovative effort implemented next week to address coastal restoration.

The Rodney Dangerfield of Natural Spaces: Coastal Louisiana

By: Seyi Fayanju , Environmental Defense Fund

Last weekend in The New York Times, veteran columnist Nick Kristof wrote about America’s invaluable natural parks and the challenges confronting these wild, open spaces during this time of economic uncertainty and social change. Kristof was inspired by a recent backpacking trip with his wife and children along high rugged trails in his home state of Oregon, but reading his piece made me think of a national treasure at a far lower elevation, one that often gets overlooked by Americans who wrongly assume that our natural inheritance is limited to majestic purple mountains and amber fields of grain.

Most Americans Say Saving La. Coast is Feds' Responsibility

By: Houmatoday

A new national poll shows that 91 percent of Americans believe the Gulf Coast is vital to the nation’s economy and domestic energy security and that more money should be invested in coastal restoration. Ninety percent of those polled also said protecting parts of the Gulf Coast that supply energy to the country should be the responsibility of the federal government.

Volunteer Opportunity - Wetland Planting – Isle de Jean Charles, Terrebonne Parish

The America’s WETLAND Conservation Corps, in partnership with CCA's Building Conservation Habitat Program, Shell Oil Company, Terrebonne Parish Government, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, America's WETLAND Foundation and Entergy join together to rebuild the coastline in Terrebonne Parish with a "Floating Islands" Restoration Project.

Estimating Climate Change's Effects On Gulf Wetlands Climate Change

By: Kathleen O'Neil, Chemical and Engineering News

Coastal wetlands store nutrients such as organic carbon and nitrogen that feed the surrounding ecosystems. As the climate changes and sea levels rise, scientists expect these coastal wetlands will slowly disappear, washing away important nutrients. Now researchers estimate how much organic carbon and nitrogen Louisiana's wetlands could lose by 2050

National Poll Pressures Feds For Coastal Restoration

We remember when $14 billion was real money. That was one of the early guesstimates for restoring Louisiana's eroding Gulf Coast in the days before Hurricane Katrina ($100 billion is one estimate) and the BP oil spill (the billion-dollar meter's still running). Then there was the financial disaster of 2008 that put federal rescue-and-spending initiatives in the trillion-dollar realm to stabilize the nation's eroding economy.

New Plot of Land Formed in Fast-Eroding Miss. River Delta Gives Hope for Rebuilding Wetlands

In 2003, the Army Corps of Engineers cut a hole in the bank of the Mississippi River, miles from where the wending river ends its 2,320-mile journey to the Gulf of Mexico. The idea was simple: let the river run wild through the gap, and silt-laden waters would naturally do what they've done for thousands of years: build up new land.

National Survey Finds Support For Federal Funding For Coastal Restoration Eileen Fleming

The survey commissioned by the America's Wetland Foundation shows overwhelming support around the country for federal leadership and funding for coastal restoration. The figures reflect findings of what Gulf Coast residents said in a similar survey in 2008. The survey of more than 11-hundred people around the country was conducted by The Kitchens Group of Florida. Pollster Jim Kitchens says he was surprised that 91 percent of respondents backed federal funding of coastal restoration.

AWF Poll Topline Report

A national survey of 1,132 voters was conducted by Jim Kitchens of the Kitchens Group from Maitland, FL. on August 10-14, 2011. The sample was balanced according to known demographic factors. The margin of error for the survey is +2.9%.

National Poll: Vast majority supports federal investment to protect America's Energy Coast Ecosystem

A new national poll shows 91% of Americans believe the Gulf Coast is vital to the nation’s economy and domestic energy security and the U.S. should invest additional funds in restoring the area.

Poll finds national support for wetlands

By: Mike Hasten, The News Star

After Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil disaster shut down energy production in the Gulf of Mexico, resulting in skyrocketing gasoline prices, most Americans now realize the importance of Louisiana to the national economy, a national poll shows.

Poll: National awareness of coastal issues growing

By: Amy Wold, The Advocate

A new national survey commissioned by America’s Wetland Foundation found that Americans’ awareness of issues like coastal erosion in Louisiana is growing.