Coastwide Reference Monitoring System - Wetlands

State Project Number: CRMS-WETLANDS
Project Priority List (PPL): N/A
Federal Sponsor: United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Project Type: N/A
Construction Completion Date: N/A

Description:

The Coastwide Reference Monitoring System (CRMS) project involves the creation of hundreds of environmental monitoring sites throughout the Louisiana coastal environment, but intentionally places these sites both inside and outside the boundaries of restoration project areas. At each site, aspects of ecosystem structure and function (including elevation dynamics, vegetative assemblage, and hydrologic parameters) are measured. This information can then used to evaluate the condition of the Louisiana coastal environment at the ecosystem, basin, and restoration project scales, and allows for assessments to be made on the effectiveness of coastal restoration projects (individually and cumulatively).

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Project Information:

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Contact information for the CRMS project:

USGS:

Greg Steyer
U. S. Geological Survey
National Wetlands Research Center
Coastal Restoration Field Station
P.O. Box 25098
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70894
Tel: 225-578-7201
Fax: 225-578-7927
gsteyer@usgs.gov

Louisiana Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration:

Ed Haywood
Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration,
Louisiana Applied Coastal Engineering and Science (LACES) Division
P.O. Box 44027
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-4027
Tel: 225-342-9428
Fax: 225-242-3506
Ed.Haywood@la.gov

Chris Robertson
Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration,
Louisiana Applied Coastal Engineering and Science (LACES) Division
P.O. Box 44027
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-4027
Tel: 225-342-0241
Fax: 225-242-3406
Christopher.Robertson@la.gov