Chevron has awarded Ducks Unlimited (DU) with a $500,000 grant towards the Ducks Unlimited Gulf Coast Initiative. This initiative is working to assist restore and preserve coastal wetlands on the Gulf Coast of Louisiana. These coastal wetlands act as a buffer between the gulf and the land, defending the whole lot from the storms that come ashore from the Gulf. This consists of infrastructure, industrial fisheries, and the nuseries of fish, shellfish, and birds. The wetlands are additionally habitat for hundreds of thousands of waterfowl and different migratory birds. The wetlands are a serious pure useful resource in addition to a serious financial driver for the area.
“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 from Chevron shall be utilized in two coastal restoration tasks within the Ducks Unlimited Gulf Coast Initiative. The first is the southwest Louisiana Habitat enhancements at Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). The second mission is Unit 3 work within the Rockefeller Refuge.
“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) work entails the substitute of water-control buildings and the refitment 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 because of the quantity of wildlife guests can observe.
The Rockefeller Refuge Unit 3 is a 3,800-acre marsh unit that’s residence to tens of hundreds of migratory waterfowl annually. The work for Unit 3 will embrace refitting the floor water pumping system to enhance water administration.
