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this is a discussion within the NOLA Community Forum; By Jeremy Alford There?s an adage among geographers that you can?t manage the landscape without measuring it first. That?s true of Louisiana?s coastal wetlands, which bear the brunt of 90 percent of the land loss suffered by the continental U.S. ...

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Old 06-13-2011, 10:33 AM   #1
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Mapping shoreline activity in Louisiana



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There?s an adage among geographers that you can?t manage the landscape without measuring it first. That?s true of Louisiana?s coastal wetlands, which bear the brunt of 90 percent of the land loss suffered by the continental U.S.

It was with that in mind that the National Wetlands Research Center in Lafayette produced an unprecedented, multi-layered topography system that not only accurately depicts Louisiana?s coast but also shows 78 years? worth of shoreline activity.? [ Read more ]

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