Bibliograph

Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act

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Label

Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act

Language

eng

Characteristic

updating web site

resource.entryConvention

integrated entry

resource.governmentPublication

federal national government publication

Main title

Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1098271292

resource.regularity

complete irregular

Summary

The Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act, (CWPPRA pronounced kwǐp-rŭh), is federal legislation enacted in 1990 that is designed to identify, prepare, and fund construction of coastal wetlands restoration projects. Since its inception, 210 coastal restoration or protection projects have been authorized, benefiting approximately 100,000 acres in Louisiana. Some features of CWPPRA's official website includes informational resources pertaining to projects, wetland value assessments, maps, hurricane information, aerial photography, animated land changes, program reports to Congress, WaterMarks periodical, Landmarks newsletter, and much more. Additionally, the website features educational resources and activities, like "Thibodeaux's Treasure" for children, wetland curriculum, activity books, and much more

resource.variantTitle

CWPPRA

Contributor

Subject

Content