To save a dying swamp, Louisiana aims to restore the Mississippi River's natural flow
State and federal authorities in Louisiana celebrated breaking ground on an ambitious $330 million conservation project ...
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Maurepas Swamp’s upcoming reintroduction to the Mississippi River
Reconnecting the dying swamp to fresh river water is vital for the health of the swamp’s cypress-tupelo forest, which ...
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Coastal restoration effort to plant thousands of trees in Maurepas swamp
Today the state is breaking ground on the Maurepas Swamp Project in St. John the Baptist Parish. A freshwater divergence that will reconnect the Mississippi River to Maurepas Swamp.
Groundbreaking ceremony marks milestone for $330 million effort to save Maurepas Swamp
The $330 million Maurepas Swamp Project will divert up to 2,000 cubic feet per second of river water into the wetlands, providing oxygen, nutrients and fresh water. Officials said it will revitalize ...
Ground broken on project to revitalize Maurepas Swamp
Ground was broken Tuesday, December 3, on a project to help revitalize the Maurepas Swamp’s more than 45,000 acres.
Power shortages in Ecuador are melting away the future of a small town’s ice-cream industry
Ice-cream production in this quiet Ecuadorian town began in the mid-20th century in a convent for Franciscan nuns. The nuns ...