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'It's doomed': Louisiana's wildest parkland turns 100, likely won't last another century
Pass-a-Loutre, Louisiana's oldest wildlife management area, turns 100 this year, but there’s little hope it’ll last another century. Rising seas, sinking soil, hurricanes, a dwindling supply of river sediment and a recent invasion of marsh-devouring insects are among the factors that have pushed Pass-a-Loutre into rapid retreat.
“This landscape, it’s doomed,” Nyman said.
Enlisting Nature to Help Confront Climate Change
In places like the Louisiana coast and the Mississippi River basin, natural infrastructure projects hold enormous potential to address the worst impacts of climate change.
I spoke with Natalie Snider, associate vice president of coasts and watersheds with the Environmental Defense Fund, about the importance of enlisting nature as a partner to confront climate change.
Poll Finds Louisiana Voters Concerned About Climate Change
“Louisianans are feeling the effects of flooding and land loss today and are deeply concerned about a future with fewer wetlands, more intense hurricanes and higher seas,” said Steve Cochran, EDF associate vice president for coastal resilience.
The survey also explored public support for the planned Mid-Barataria and Mid-Breton Mississippi River diversion projects. Forty percent of respondents had not heard of the restoration projects, of those who had, the majority were in support.