Scientists Gather to Shape Coastal Restoration
It is about time. From the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
A group of nationally recognized scientists met Tuesday in New Orleans
to discuss how to help federal and state officials in assuring the
quality of the design of the proposed $1.2 billion federal-state
coastal restoration program, including how to dovetail restoration
projects with plans to protect Louisiana’s coastal communities from
Category 5 hurricanes. The new Louisiana Coastal Area Ecosystem
Restoration Science Board will advise top Army Corps of Engineers
officials and the restoration program’s new Science & Technology
Program Office. The board was briefed Tuesday on efforts by federal and
state officials to reconsider several key pieces of the Louisiana
restoration plan in the light of wetlands losses caused by Hurricanes
Katrina and Rita last year, reports The Times-Picayune.
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