Rebuild a one-mile living shoreline and creating up to 70 acres of marsh, tidal creeks, and lagoons to restore water quality and ecological functions of the Lake Pontchartrain shoreline. Project will attenuate wave activity and protect the existing shoreline and levee from erosion and storm surge to mitigate impacts of future storms, and protect approximately 1,375 homes and critical infrastructure.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
National Coastal Resilience Fund
Project Title: Bucktown Marsh Restoration and Living Shoreline Construction and Monitoring (LA)
Organization:
Jefferson Parish Department of Environmental Affairs
Project ID:
0318.19.066246
Description:
Award Amount:
$3344036.00
Location:
Lake Pontchartrain, Metairie, LA