A new National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration nationwide analysis shows that from 1996 to 2011 the Gulf Coast region lost 996 square miles of wetlands due to land subsidence and erosion ...

(Photo courtesy of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service) “The method we have used has changed how freshwater prairie wetland restoration and creation will take place along the Gulf Coast ...

Along Gulf Coast, Talk Of Restoring Wetlands Researchers working along the Gulf Coast are proposing the restoration of the region's wetlands, which act as a natural speed bump for storms.

PBS TeacherLine helps Gulf Coast-area teacher build thought-provoking Web site to link curriculum and instruction for school-wide Wetlands project ARLINGTON, Va. (Oct. 17, 2007) - When Hurricane ...

director of the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Wetlands Research Center. Ducks Unlimited points to the study as support for their Gulf Coast Initiative and prioritization of Gulf Coast ...

Along the rebuilding Gulf Coast, critics say there is too little thought given to preserving wetlands, as developers fill in the areas. In response to criticism from environmentalists who say the ...

Along those lines, Gulf Coast officials and wetlands experts on Tuesday emphasized the need to enhance local communities' "resiliency" and announced a series of public forums during the next 18 ...

BAYTOWN, Texas – Brown pelicans, long-necked egrets, flamingo-like roseate spoonbills and squawking seagulls fly lazily around a Texas Gulf Coast island. Nearby, a toddler-aged wetland seeded ...

Recovery efforts after Gulf Coast oil spill could be as damaging as its cause, wetlands expert says. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 1, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2010 / 05 ...

The coastal prairies, marshes and bays of the Gulf of Mexico are among North America's most productive wetland systems ... work being done along the gulf coast.

LAFAYETTE – A new study says many wetlands on the Gulf Coast will be submerged as seas rise and the land sinks. Leader researcher John Anderson of Rice University said there will be “dramatic ...

LAFAYETTE, La. - Wetland loss along the Gulf Coast accounts for a staggering 71 percent of the coastal wetland loss in the United States each year, according to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...