Tag: Coastal Wetlands
$1.6 million federal grant to help save one of Lake Ontario’s last remaining urban coastal wetlands
One of the last remaining large urban coastal wetlands on Lake Ontario received a $1.61 million boost from Ottawa this year, with work restoring the health of under-threat Second Marsh […]
It’s Time To Create Respectful National Flood Relocation Planning
Three years ago I wrote about a member of the Jean Charles Choctaw Nation named Theresa “Betty” Billiot. She reminisced about how the area around her Louisiana home was once filled with cattle grazing in pastures, cotton fields, and wild prairie dotted with duck ponds. That strong memory is fleeting, … [continued]
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The Deepwater Horizon Tragedy: 15 Years Of Ecological Restoration Are Underway
The Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded 15 years ago, killing 11 people and injuring another 17. More than 100 million gallons of oil flowed into the Gulf of Mexico, causing the largest marine oil spill in US history. Years of ecological destruction followed, and the catastrophic legacy of this disaster is … [continued]
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