Story and photos by Jared Serigné. The Delacroix Island where my grandfather was raised will never exist again. I’m okay with that. I’ve come to terms with it. I love … Read more
Mississippi River Delta
Wildlife Victory! Congress Says BP Fines Must Help Restore Gulf
Thanks to the persistent voices of hundreds of thousands of wildlife advocates, Congress passed a Transportation Package that includes the potential for the largest investment in wildlife conservation in U.S. … Read more
Two Years into BP Oil Spill, “Our Whole Life is Upside-Down”
It wasn’t until several years after the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill that the full ecological impacts on Alaska’s ecosystems revealed themselves, and two years into the Gulf oil disaster, … Read more
NWF Tour Finds BP Oil Still Soaking Louisiana Marshes, Menacing Wildlife
The National Wildlife Federation this week led a boat trip to Louisiana marshes hit hard by the Gulf oil disaster. The trip made depressingly clear that while national attention has … Read more
From the Great Lakes to Coastal Louisiana: Climate Change Will Affect Everyone
I spent last week in New Orleans, Louisiana, at the American Meteorological Society’s Annual Meeting. The Great Lakes Regional Center‘s Adaptation Program Manager Melinda Koslow and I traveled to the Big … Read more
A Bold Restoration Plan for the Pelican State
The Mississippi River Delta is where the muddy waters of America’s longest river connect with the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. It is one of this nation’s most … Read more
