2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA), a landmark federal legislation that is hailed for protecting hundreds of species across the country. This essential law … Read more
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50 Years of the Endangered Species Act: A Gulf Coast Success Story
2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA), a landmark federal legislation that is hailed for protecting over 1,600 species across the country. This essential law … Read more
Young Leaders Converge and Skill-Up to Shift the Power at the 2023 Power Shift Convergence
Earlier this month, hundreds of youth climate activists came together in Bvlbancha (the original Chahta name for New Orleans, LA) at the New Orleans Convention Center for the first in-person … Read more
Sea Turtles Return! Restoring Habitat in the Gulf
On a stretch of sandy beach off of Louisiana’s coast, something remarkable has happened – the sea turtles are back! For the first time in 75 years, sea turtle nests … Read more
Leveraging the Individual Voice at Maurepas Swamp: The Case for Public Input
Corps reconsiders decision, selects Maurepas Swamp restoration for mitigating impacts from levee project “Take action!”“Sign this petition.”“Call your representative.”“Write your congressman.” People often think their individual voice won’t make a … Read more
Recovery and Resilience on Louisiana’s Coast
On August 29, 2021, Hurricane Ida struck southeast Louisiana as a Category 4 storm with 150 mph winds. It ties Hurricane Laura (2020) and The Last Island Hurricane (1856) as … Read more
Celebrating the Expansion of Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary
The Flower Garden Banks—ecological gems in the Gulf of Mexico located about 100 miles off the coasts of Texas and Louisiana—kicked off 2021 with reason to celebrate: an expanded National … Read more
First Step Forward for Louisiana Restoration Project
One of the cornerstone projects to restore Louisiana’s Mississippi River Delta—the Mid-Breton Sediment Diversion—has reached a major milestone that brings it one step closer to construction. After decades of study … Read more
Victory for the Prothonotary Warbler in Maurepas Swamp
Recently, a long-awaited victory in National Wildlife Federation’s efforts to restore the Mississippi River Delta and the Gulf of Mexico region was achieved when the RESTORE Council – which controls … Read more
Save the Swamp: But, Beware the “Rougarou”
Walking through a Louisiana swamp at night, the moon is full and the fog hangs low on the surface of an old bayou. All around, there is the movement of … Read more
