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Land Area Change in Coastal Louisiana (1932 to 2010). D. Phil Turnipseed, P.E., D.WRE Director USGS National Wetlands Research Center U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Department of the Interior. Photo by: Brady Couvillion. Louisiana Wetlands are Critical. 25% U.S . oil and gas production
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Land Area Change in Coastal Louisiana(1932 to 2010) D. Phil Turnipseed, P.E., D.WRE Director USGS National Wetlands Research Center U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Department of the Interior Photo by: Brady Couvillion
Louisiana Wetlands are Critical • 25% U.S. oil and gas production • 20% of U.S. waterborne commerce • 70% of migratory birds winter in Louisiana Photo by: Brady Couvillion
Coastal Louisiana Lost 1,883 square miles from 1932-2010 This equates to losing: • A land area the size of Delaware over 78 years • A land area greater than the island of Manhattan every year From 1985-2010: • A football field every hour • 16.57 square miles every year