Land Loss In Louisiana

Wetland loss is a vast problem in coastal Louisiana. From 1932 to 2010, approximately 4900 km2 of wetlands have disappeared from the Louisiana coast, mainly from erosion and, subsidence, and sediment depletion from the construction of levees, dams, and canals. The depletion of the barrier islands in the Gulf of Mexico will allow for uninterrupted coastal erosion. With sea level rise expected to be a catalyst for coastal erosion throughout the 21st century, future land loss is projected to be significant throughout southern Louisiana’s wetlands. Since these environments act as buffers and suitable areas for wildlife habitats, commercial fisheries, storm surge protection, oil and gas production, and infrastructural development, the futures of coastal stability, conservation, and restoration are important environmental issues.
America's biggest wetland is losing its marshes to the tide of the Gulf of Mexico. The wetlands of waterfront Louisiana are being changed over to open water at a rate of fifty square miles every year, due to human conduct, for example, maintaining shipping lanes, the digging of trenches, surge control levees, and the withdrawal of oil and gas. With …show more content…
The Coastal Information Management System is dominated by the voluminous dataset of the Coastal Reference Monitoring System (CRMS), a network of three hundred and ninety wetland sites across coastal Louisiana established in 2003 because of the collaboration between the CPRA and the United States Geological Survey (USGS), with the overarching goal of determining wetland conditions and the effectiveness of restoration projects. At each Coastal Reference Monitoring study site, a host of data was collected or measured according to standard methodologies and at specific time intervals, including geological, spatial, hydrological, and vegetation