Beneath the Bark

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Did you know as you are reading this, Louisiana’s wetlands are vanishing? This coastal land loss is one of the most serious environmental crises today, threatening people, wildlife, and the economy in New Orleans, the state of Louisiana, and across the country.

Within Louisiana, coastal wetlands help reduce flooding and erosion, provide essential habitat for wildlife, and support significant economic and recreational functions. Throughout the country, they sustain commercial fishing, protect important shipping ports, and support the nation’s energy supplies.

 Due to natural causes and human interventions, Louisiana lost 1.2 million acres (2,000 square miles) of coastal land from 1932 to 2010.In 2015, we lost 350 million trees In Hurricane Katrina and Rita. Every hour, a wetlands area, the size of a football field, vanishes into the Gulf of Mexico. Every year, an average of 10,000 acres of land vanishes into open waters.