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Environment
6:00 am
Thu April 12, 2012

Tabasco Joins Forces with America's Wetland Foundation to Fight Coastal Erosion

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A leading Louisiana export is joining the effort to fight coastal erosion, and asking consumers around the world to help save the wetlands.

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Environment
4:05 am
Wed April 4, 2012

Tulane Study Shows Sea Level Rising in Gulf of Mexico

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Tulane researchers say sea levels are rising faster than expected. Gulf Coast communities from the Florida Panhandle to East Texas are most at risk.

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Environment
4:00 am
Wed March 7, 2012

Cypress Saplings Planted Along Lake Pontchartrain

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Credit Eileen Fleming
James Stram of Common Ground Relief instructs volunteers on planting Cypress saplings.
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Cypress trees lining Lake Pontchartrain near the Bonnet Carre Spillway are dying from salt water intrusion.
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Buddy Boe of America's Wetland Foundation, left, checks saplings planted along Lake Pontchartrain.
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Cypress saplings are marked with red tags for protection.
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About 1,000 new Cypress saplings are taking root in the Bonnet Carré spillway. The project coordinated by America’s Wetland Foundation is taking advantage of the Mississippi River silt diverted during last spring’s high water levels.

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Environmental Education
4:00 am
Fri February 3, 2012

America's Wetland Foundation Art Award Winners

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Credit Kaitlin Miller / America's Wetland Foundation
"Sunset on Calcasieu River" by Kaitlin Miller, 7, of Ragley, grade 2, Bishop Noland Episcopal Day School
Credit Brittany Stagg / America's Wetland Foundation
"Stick to Saving the Wetlands" by Brittany Stagg, 15, of St. Francisville, West Feliciana High School
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The America’s Wetland Foundation is awarding $48,000 to Louisiana students for their artistic impressions of the importance of wetlands. The money stays at the schools for continued environmental education.

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