Office of Conservation

Terracing Project works for wildlife conservation and coastal region

Baton Rouge—Attention:
Regional Outdoor Writers

Ducks Unlimited has recently completed a coastal restoration initiative to help restore vital marshes located within the Cameron Creole Watershed near Lake Charles, LA.

This Duck-Wing Terracing Project will be featured at a news briefing and field trip sponsored by Ducks Unlimited, Inc. and the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources.

Wednesday, June 5, 2002
10 am, lunch provided, boat trip to project
Cameron Prairie Wildlife Refuge headquarters, off Hwy. 27, Cameron, LA

DU managed the $1.4 million project with participation from private landowners as well as local, state and federal government agencies. A duck-wing design was used for the terraces made of spartina alterniflora (smooth cordgrass).

Editors: For more information, contact Diane Vasey (DU) at 601-956-1936 or Phyllis F. Darensbourg (DNR) at 225-342-8955.