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 ...
To save swamp, Louisiana will restore Mississippi River's natural flow
State and federal authorities broke ground on a conservation project to restore the 176-square-mile Maurepas Swamp near New ...
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Revival of this dying swamp between New Orleans and Baton Rouge started today. 'Win-win for everyone.'
The project will reunite one of the largest forested wetlands in the nation with the Mississippi River more than 80 years ...
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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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Louisiana will restore Mississippi River's flow to save dying swamp
State and federal authorities broke ground on a conservation project to restore the 176-square-mile Maurepas Swamp near New Orleans by diverting Mississippi River water into the area ...
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To save a dying swamp, Louisiana aims to restore the Mississippi River's natural flow
Louisiana has long relied on a vast levee ... Deprived of nutrients from the stanched Mississippi River, the swamp's iconic trees are dying in stagnant water. Yet they're now set to receive ...
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To save a dying swamp, Louisiana aims to restore the Mississippi River's natural flow
Maurepas Swamp just to the west of New Orleans holds Louisiana's second largest contiguous forest, a beloved state wildlife refuge filled with water tupelo and bald cypress trees, their branches ...