Livelihoods Knowledge Exchange Network is a parter on this initiative

LiKEN is honored to collaborate on and work in partnership with the Lowlander Center, and the Grand Bayou Atakapa-Ishak/Chawasha, Grand Caillou/Dulac Band of Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw, Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribes, and First Peoples’ Conservation Council of Louisiana, working to restore marsh ecosystems, protect land, reduce flood risk, and increase resilience through filling in the canals dredged in Louisiana’s wetlands.

To learn more about this project, please visit the project webpage, https://www.lowlandercenter.org/canal-backfilling.

PROJECT FUNDING

The planning and initial design of this project was funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) through a grant agreement with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (award NA20NOS4730027) and the United States Environmental Protection Agency under cooperative agreement 83967501 to Restore America’s Estuaries. The final design and implementation for the project is partially funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) through a grant agreement with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, grant award number: NA23NOS4730219 and the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (agreement BIL2023-06).

The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Environmental Protection Agency, nor does the EPA endorse trade names or recommend the use of commercial products mentioned in this document. The views and conclusions contained in this document are those of the project team and should not be interpreted as representing the opinions or policies of the U.S. Government or the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and its funding sources. Mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute their endorsement by the U.S. Government, or the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation or its funding sources.