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The BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill temporarily worsened existing manmade problems in Louisiana's salt marshes such as erosion, but there may be cause for optimism, according to a new study. A study appearing online Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found the 2010 spill killed off salt marsh plants 15 to 30 feet from the shoreline and this plant die off resulted in a more-than-doubled rate of erosion along the marsh edge and subsequent permanent marsh habitat...

World's leader in wetlands and waterfowl conservation expresses support for strong conservation title, stands ready to help carry farm bill forward. WASHINGTON (PRWEB) June 21, 2012 Ducks Unlimited announced its appreciation today following the U.S. Senate's 64-35 passage of the 2012 Farm Bill. The $969.9 billion bipartisan bill maintained a conservation title that will benefit wildlife and people. Critical conservation initiatives include the Conservation Reserve Program, a...

A week of celebration in Nashville featured milestones in conservation, leadership giving, partnership and public policy for Ducks Unlimited Memphis, Tenn. (PRWEB) June 08, 2012 By virtually any standard, last week’s landmark celebration at Ducks Unlimited’s 75th Anniversary National Convention in Nashville, Tenn., was a rousing success. Among the convention highlights were a special meeting with Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, redoubling partnership efforts with The Pew Charitable...

DAVIS, Calif., May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- There is plenty of reason for California to celebrate National Wetlands Month now before May gives way to summer days. The Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), a Farm Bill Conservation program, is marking its 20th anniversary and in those two decades the program in California has managed to protect and restore over 120,000 acres of historical wetlands that are home to almost 200 species of birds. All of these wetlands were voluntarily...

Ducks Unlimited announced today the winners of the 2012 Wetland Conservation Achievement Awards during the 77th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference, held at the Hilton Atlanta. Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) March 16, 2012 Ducks Unlimited announced today the winners of the 2012 Wetland Conservation Achievement Awards during the 77th annual North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference, held at the Hilton Atlanta. DU's 2012 Wetland Conservation Achievement Awards were...

A new study comparing the carbon-holding power of freshwater wetlands has produced measurements suggesting that wetlands in temperate regions are more valuable as carbon sinks than current policies imply, according to researchers. The study compared several wetlands at two Ohio wetland sites: one composed of mostly stagnant water and one characterized by water regularly flowing through it. The study showed that the stagnant wetland had an average carbon storage rate per year that is almost...

Study shows plant assemblage, carbon resources depleted even after 100 years Wetland restoration is a billion-dollar-a-year industry in the United States that aims to create ecosystems similar to those that disappeared over the past century. But a new analysis of restoration projects shows that restored wetlands seldom reach the quality of a natural wetland. "Once you degrade a wetland, it doesn't recover its normal assemblage of plants or its rich stores of organic soil carbon, which...

ARLINGTON, Va. and NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- American Carbon Registry (ACR), a nonprofit enterprise of Winrock International, announces an open public comment period for a first-of-its-kind carbon offset methodology that will both quantify how wetland restoration work can combat climate change and provide a way to help pay for rebuilding the Gulf of Mexico's disappearing coastal wetland. The methodology, Restoration of Degraded Deltaic Wetlands of the Mississippi...

EDF praises city for breaking ground on 1st project to restore Central Wetlands Unit NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans and St. Bernard Parish received praise today for breaking ground on the $10 million Central Wetlands Assimilation Project as a vital first step to restore the Central Wetlands Unit, improve storm surge protection and create new jobs. "The Central Wetlands Assimilation Project is a vital first step to...

The world's coastal marine ecosystems are being overlooked, both in terms of their ecological importance and their potential as a rallying point for conservation. Writing in Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems Project Seahorse Director Dr. Amanda Vincent argues that increased protections are needed for the first 10 metres of depth of the world's oceans, where the richest diversity of marine habitats and animal life can be found and where most ocean-related human activity...