Jefferson Parish Living Shoreline project (VIDEO)

Jefferson Parish (LA) has just released a video about the Living Shoreline project which is now in its Marsh Creation phase.

The Lake Pontchartrain shoreline project stretches from Bucktown to Bonnabel Harbor.

During the month of July, approximately 20 acres of intertidal marsh is being created by dredging material via a submerged pipeline from a borrow site three miles from the project site.

The intent of the project is to rebuild the previously existing natural first line of defense against storm surge and rising sea levels.

After the dredged material compacts and consolidates for approximately 12 months, scrub-shrub vegetation will be planted within the marsh containment dikes, creating new habitat for fish, birds and other wildlife.

The final phase of the project will see the development of a recreational Blueway on the leeward side of the breakwaters for kayakers.