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Blog: Delta Dispatches
A Great American Resource
The Mississippi River Delta is one of America’s great natural resources.
The delta supports America’s economy, wildlife and cultural heritage. But after decades of abuse and mismanagement, the delta is disappearing rapidly, sinking into the Gulf of Mexico. We can restore the delta by connecting the Mississippi River to its wetlands, but we must act now before it is too late.
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: June 18, 2013
Plans for coastal restoration debated in St. Bernard By Amy Wold, ...more
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: June 17, 2013
Louisiana fishers and coastal restoration advocates expected to ...more
Opening of Bonnet Carré Spillway provides insight into use of river sediments
By Alisha Renfro, Coastal Scientist, National Wildlife Federation ...more
