Talk:Wetlands of Louisiana

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Wikipedia Ambassador Program assignment[edit]

This article is the subject of an educational assignment at Louisiana State University supported by the Wikipedia Ambassador Program during the 2011 Q3 term. Further details are available on the course page.

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Wikipedia Ambassador Program assignment[edit]

This article is the subject of an educational assignment at Louisiana State University (HNRS 1035 Natural Disturbances & Society) supported by the Wikipedia Ambassador Program during the 2014 Spring term.

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I read your work and have a few comments. First I would love to hear more about what types of wildlife live in the wetlands and the types of recreation that the wetlands are used for. Second that could help you to describe why saving the wetland is so crucial and why the destruction of these areas is so harmful to our environment. lastly as I read through your work I was left wondering were you got your facts and data. I see that you have you resources listed but some in text credit would not hurt. Otherwise very insightful. Thanks for the contribution.--65.191.71.109 17:20, 15 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I also read your article and was wanting to maybe give you some tips. I think it would be a good idea to maybe put a picture on your article and also to include some more information about the actual wetland plants. I found your article very interesting but with a little more information your paragraphs would be more focused and precise. Also what animals are involved with the wetlands, and how do they relate with the plants? Adrian Arias

Thanks for the input. I have added examples of plants and animals that are prevalent in wetland areas.--Mickydog 01:52, 3 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Educational Contribution In Progress[edit]

I will be adding content to this page as an assignment for my course, HNRS 1035 Natural Disturbance and Society, particularly regarding the erosion of coastal Louisiana swamplands.

Proposed contributions:

1. Reorganize and improve overall content

2. Draw greater connection between scientific process and socio-economic impact

3. Add pictures of specific instances of erosion at a local level

Importance of wetlands[edit]

Greetings, I have been around a while and seem to enjoy creating articles on Louisiana (I am from here), especially on wildlife including management. I have recently retired so may chance to create some more articles. I just slapped Terrebonne Basin together (a lot more to do there) and plan to explore more such as the "Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary", more local articles, and whatever else my ADHD jumps at.

The wetlands of Louisiana are vitally important ecosystems to the United States and especially the Gulf Coast. The wetlands are home to 40 percent of the world's species as well as stopover habitats for migratory birds. The Louisiana coastal ecosystem is in "dire straits" (an old sea-going word) that is getting worse by the day. Mother nature is attacking the barrier islands and wetlands. Without intervention, the coast could end up in the backyard of Houma, Louisiana by around 2045 and Louisiana's coastal habitat will be destroyed. Is this doomsday rhetoric? Look at the information. It is, at this time, a certainty. Hopefully, we can keep trudging along and mitigate the crisis to stall for more time.

Theodore Roosevelt knew the importance in 1907, and when he spent some time on one of Louisiana's barrier islands in 1915. Money and greed played a part, in the 1960's, in getting protection lifted from East Timbalier Island. Efforts to save the island now appear to be a "lost cause". It is considered "cost prohibitive" but the future of the entire "Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary" ecosystem (located between the Mississippi and Atchafalaya Rivers in south Louisiana and divided by Bayou Lafourche) may well depend on a last-ditch effort to try to save the island. -- Otr500 (talk) 19:09, 9 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]