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For the past century, hurricanes and human activity have damaged our wetlands so severely that approximately 25% of the land area in 1932 has been converted into open water. The impacts of channelization, oil and gas infrastructure, subsidence, and sea level rise are compounded by alterations to the Mississippi River system that have starved Louisiana’s wetlands of crucial land-building sediment and freshwater. Because of this, we are losing coastal wetlands at an average rate of a football field every 100 minutes. Louisiana’s coastal wetlands are integral to our way of living, and these unique and vital ecological assets are worth saving. <br /><br /> Our wetlands provide natural resources, protection from storm damage, and flood control by holding excess flood waters during high rainfall. Wetlands even replenish aquifers and purify water by filtering out pollutants and absorbing nutrients. In addition to the ecosystem services they provide to humans, wetlands provide habitat for a variety of wildlife. Coastal Louisiana’s wetlands are the breeding grounds and nurseries for thousands of species of aquatic life, land animals, and birds of all kinds – including our national symbol, the bald eagle. These ecosystems also provide migratory habitat for over five million waterfowl each year and are important nursery grounds for several fisheries. As we lose our coastal wetlands, we lose these important ecological services that our communities rely on. </h6> </div> <div class="banner" id="agencies_logos" style="width: 100vw;background-color:#5AA0A0;display:flex;flex-direction:row;justify-content: center;margin: 0;"> <img id="cwppra_home" style="margin-bottom:auto;padding: 4%;height: 18vw;" alt="banner" src="images/logos/cwppra_logo_large.png" border="0" align="middle"> <div style="width:65%;" id="logo_container1"> <p id="agencies_flavor" style="font-family:system-ui;line-height: 1.5em;font-size: 1.3vw;width: 85%;color:white;padding: 59px;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:center;"> <style> .logoBox a { width:11%; height:80px; display:flex; justify-content:center; } .logoBox a img { width:100%; height:auto; object-fit:contain; } </style> <span style="position:relative;top:-20px;"> To combat coastal land loss, the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act, (CWPPRA) was enacted in 1990 by the federal government to identify, prepare, and fund the construction of coastal wetland restoration projects. Since its inception, over 200 coastal restoration or protection projects have been authorized, benefiting over 100,000 acres in Louisiana. CWPPRA is managed by the State of Louisiana and 5 federal agencies: </span> </p> <div class="logoBox" id="logobox_home" style="width:55%;display:flex;flex-direction:row;justify-content:space-between;margin:auto;"> <a href="https://www.louisiana.gov/" target="_blank" alt="State of Louisiana"><img src="images/logos/state_seal.png" alt="State of Louisiana" /></a> <a href="https://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/" target="_blank" alt="U.S. Army Corps of Engineers"><img src="images/logos/usace_logo.png" alt="U.S. Army Corps of Engineers"/></a> <a href="https://www.epa.gov/" target="_blank" alt="Environmental Protection Agency"><img src="images/logos/epa_logo.png" alt="Environmental Protection Agency"/></a> <a href="https://www.fws.gov/" target="_blank" alt="U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service"><img src="images/logos/us_fish_logo.png" alt="U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service"/></a> <a href="https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/conservation-basics/conservation-by-state/louisiana" target="_blank" alt="U.S. Department of Agriculture"><img src="images/logos/usda_logo.png" alt="U.S. Department of Agriculture"/></a> <a href="https://www.noaa.gov/education" target="_blank" alt="National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration"><img src="images/logos/noaa_logo.png" alt="National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration"/></a> </div> <p style="font-family:system-ui;line-height: 1.5em;font-size: 1.3vw;width: 85%;color:white;padding: 59px;padding-top:10px;text-align:center;margin:auto;"> <span id="learn_more" style="font-size: 1.6vw;font-weight:bold;top:30px;position:relative;"> Learn more about the CWPPRA program and our restoration strategies and projects below. </span> </p> </div> </div> <div id="all_container" style="display:flex;"> <div class="container" style="overflow:hidden;height:42vh;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;min-height:380px;width:50%;"> <div class="item e3"> <a href="News/Newsflash.aspx"><img alt="CRMS" src="images/ed/newsflash_box.png"/></a> <div class="text3"> <a href="News/Newsflash.aspx"><h3>Newsflash</h3></a> <p> Sign up to receive CWPPRA's newsletter, or view past Newsflashes. <br /><br /> <a href="News/Newsflash.aspx">Learn More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="item e3"> <a href="Calendar.aspx"><img alt="CRMS" src="images/FileImages/RPTmeeting-811x721.jpg"/></a> <div class="text3"> <a href="Calendar.aspx"><h3>Calendar</h3></a> <p>View all of CWPPRA's upcoming events and important dates. 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Learn about the economic and ecological importance of the barrier islands and what we do to protect them. <br /><br /> <a href="/new/Ed/WaterMarks360Experiences.aspx">Learn More</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="banner" id="MapFlavor" style="padding-top:20px;background:#176868;padding-left:20px;"> <h3 style="padding:10px;padding-left:30px;">Explore CWPPRA's coastal restoration and protection projects in the map below!</h3> <p style="padding-left:30px"><i>Use your mouse to explore, click project sites for more details.</i></p> <style> .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2vh; height: 75vh; max-width: 99vw; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container iframe{ position: absolute; top: 0; left: 35px; width: 100%; margin:auto; height: 75vh; } small{ position: absolute; z-index: 40; bottom: 0; margin-bottom: -15px; } </style> <div class="embed-container" style="right:16px;"> <small> <a href="//www.arcgis.com/apps/Embed/index.html?webmap=1d777d40711447bda5ec0ffc05965ecf&extent=-93.3391,29.0117,-90.1009,30.5682&zoom=true&scale=true&legend=true&disable_scroll=true&theme=light" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left" target="_blank">View larger map</a> </small> <br> <iframe width="600" height="600" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" title="CWPPRA Project Map 2022" src="//www.arcgis.com/apps/Embed/index.html?webmap=1d777d40711447bda5ec0ffc05965ecf&extent=-93.8391,29.0117,-89.1009,30.5682&zoom=true&previewImage=false&scale=true&legend=true&disable_scroll=true&theme=light"></iframe> </div> </div> <script src="scripts/jquery.cycle.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> // uses jquery cycle plugin, You could have the title animate up in the callback // of the cycle function call // NOTE: using javascript conditional compiling to aviod trying to do anything in IE6 $(function () { //console.log(jQuery); // don't cycle for IE6 if (window.XMLHttpRequest) { $(".hotBox").css("display", "block"); $("#imgControl").css("display", "block"); $('#divHotBox').cycle({ fx: 'fade', timeout: 8000, prev: '#btnNext', next: '#btnPrev' }); } else { $("#dryIconLink").remove(); $("#projMap").html("<p style='width:90%; margin:2ex auto;'>Click <a href='Projects/Default.aspx'>here</a> to see a map of all the CWPPRA projects.</p>"); } }); </script> </div> <div id="footerBox" class="contentBox" style="background: #0A5151;width: 100%;display: flex;flex-wrap: wrap;justify-content: space-around;border-radius: 0px;margin-top:0;overflow-y:hidden;padding:1% 0 1% 0;"> <style> #footer_nav a { line-height:1em; color:white; } #footer_nav ul li a { line-height:1em; color:white; } </style> <div id="footer" style="margin: 0;"> <h2 id="follow" style="text-align: center;color: white;background: transparent;font-size: 16px;margin:0;padding:0;">Follow Us</h2> <div id="socials"> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/CWPPRA" style=""> <img id="fb_logo" src="/new/images/logos/fb_logo.png" style="height: 30px; width: 30px;" alt="Facebook - CWPPRA page"> </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/cwppra/"> <img id="inst_logo" src="/new/images/logos/inst.png" style="height: 30px; width: 30px;" alt="Facebook - CWPPRA page"> </a><a href="http://www.twitter.com/CWPPRA"> <img id="twitter_web" src="/new/images/logos/twitter_web.png" style="height: 30px; width: 30px;" alt="Twitter - CWPPRA page"> </a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/CWPPRAclips?feature=watch"> <img id="youtube_logo" src="/new/images/logos/youtube_logo.png" style="height: 30px; width: 30px;" alt="You Tube - CWPPRA page"> </a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/cwppra/"> <img id="linkedin_logo" src="/new/images/logos/linkedin.png" style="height: 30px; width: 30px;" alt="Linked In - CWPPRA page"> </a> </div> </div> <h2 id="about" style="text-align: center;color: white;font-size: 16px;background: transparent;margin: 0;padding-top:1em;padding-bottom:0;">About This Site</h2> <p id="footerDesc" style="text-align: center;color: white; font-size: 12px;margin:6px 20% 6px 20%;"> The Louisiana Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act Program web site contains information and links relating to coastal restoration projects in coastal Louisiana. 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