Ducks Unlimited (DU) has been awarded $500,000 from Chevron for its coastal wetlands conservation tasks on the Gulf Coast of Louisiana. These coastal wetlands are a serious pure useful resource in addition to a serious financial driver for the area. The coastal wetlands act as a buffer defending all the pieces from storms coming in from the Gulf. Infrastructure, business fisheries, fish shellfish, and fowl nursery grounds, and habitat for tens of millions of waterfowl and different migratory birds are all supported by the wetlands.
“Ducks Unlimited wetlands conservation projects across the Gulf Coast provide economic, ecological and societal benefits that ripple across the country,” mentioned Chevron Gulf of Mexico Corporate Affairs Manager Leah Brown. “We are proud to continue our partnership by helping to support these efforts.”
The $500,000 grant from Chevron will likely be used to assist two coastal restoration tasks. The southwest Louisiana Habitat enhancements at Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) and the Unit 3 work on Rockefeller Refuge. Both of those tasks fall below the Ducks Unlimited Gulf Coast Initiative.
“Working with partners like Chevron helps ensure our conservation work never stops,” mentioned DU Director of Conservation Programs Cassidy Lejeune. “The projects that Chevron supports are critical to Louisiana’s wetlands and wildlife. Without support from them and other GCI partners, we could not accomplish what we do.”
The Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) may have work achieved on changing water-control buildings and the refitting of the present surface-water pumping system with a brand new energy unit on Unit B. Unit B is an 800-acre unit that’s simply accessible by automobile and is likely one of the hottest areas of the Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge.
The Rockefeller Refuge Unit 3 is a 3,800-acre marsh unit that’s dwelling to tens of hundreds of migratory waterfowl every year. The work proposed consists of refitting the floor water pumping system to enhance water administration.
