Sustainable Management of Sediment Rafael Calderon Gulf of Mexico Program The Nature Conservancy...

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ustainable Management of Sedime Rafael Calderon Gulf of Mexico Program The Nature Conservancy USACOE-TNC New Orleans, LA. October, 2009

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Sustainable Management of Sediment

Rafael CalderonGulf of Mexico ProgramThe Nature Conservancy

USACOE-TNCNew Orleans, LA.October, 2009

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Dredge and Spoil Management

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Large Watershed Approach

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Sediment and Ecosystem Health Sediment

Ecosystem Health

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Ecosystem Health & Biodiversity

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Healthy Ecosystems

Economic Activities- Hunting- Recreational Fishing- Commercial Fishing- Recreational Boating- Bird Watching- Tourism

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Sustainable Management or Not

2020

Marsh Loss (freshwater & Sediment)

Barrier Island Loss

(sediments)

Hypoxia (nutrients)

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Partnership Partnership DevelopmeDevelopmentnt

Priority SettingPriority Setting

1. Joint Regional Planning1. Joint Regional Planning

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2. Large Scale Modeling

Wetland Restoration

Sediment Budgets & Sources

Sediment Dynamics

Sea Level Rise

Climate Change

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3. Ecosystem Management

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Habitat/System Restoration

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Shoreline Protection & Stabilization

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Marsh and Wetland Restoration

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Barrier Island Restoration and Conservation

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SouthwesternDivision

Mississippi ValleyDivision

South AtlanticDivision

Cross Jurisdictional Cooperation

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“Dead Zone”

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THANK YOU