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Endangered Cypress Forests
THE CURRENT THREAT
Though Louisiana’s wetlands face serious threats from coastal land loss and development, widespread clear cutting of cypress forests is also a very imminent danger.
In the past cypress mulch used to be a by-product of lumber mills. This is no longer true.…
Posted in LMRK News Feed Tagged with: cypress forests, Louisiana, lumber mills, state laws, Though Louisiana
Natural, Man Made and Technology Based Disasters in the Mississippi River System in Louisiana – 2008
The Mississippi River transports 41% of the drainage from the 48 contiguous states through the state of Louisiana. Thirty percent of the Mississippi River flow is diverted to the Atchafalaya River through the Old river Control Complex.
October 2008
by,
Wilma Subra
Technical Advisor to LEAN
Subra Company
New Iberia, LA
Paul Orr
Communications Director
Louisiana Environmental Action Network
Lower Mississippi Riverkeeper
The Mississippi River transports 41% of the drainage from the 48 contiguous states through the state of Louisiana.…
Posted in LMRK News Feed Tagged with: Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Gustav, Louisiana, Lower Mississippi Riverkeeper, MISSISSIPPI RIVER, Morgan City
Our Threatened Cypress Forests
Bags of Cypress Mulch
In the past cypress mulch used to be a by-product of lumber mills. This is no longer true. The mulch purchased today comes from widespread clear cutting of entire ecosystems.
Loggers are operating with little to no oversight.…
Posted in LMRK News Feed Tagged with: Cypress Mulch, Federal Officials, Louisiana, lumber mills, state laws
Louisiana Water Quality Failures – 2001
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality is NOT Protecting Water Quality & Public Health in Louisiana
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality’s (LDEQ) Water Quality Mission:
To ensure that the citizens of Louisiana have clean and healthy water to drink and use for present and future generations by regulating pollution sources and providing technical support for the restoration of polluted waters.…
