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Sustainable Management of Sediment
Rafael CalderonGulf of Mexico ProgramThe Nature Conservancy
USACOE-TNCNew Orleans, LA.October, 2009
Dredge and Spoil Management
Large Watershed Approach
Sediment and Ecosystem Health Sediment
Ecosystem Health
Ecosystem Health & Biodiversity
Healthy Ecosystems
Economic Activities- Hunting- Recreational Fishing- Commercial Fishing- Recreational Boating- Bird Watching- Tourism
Sustainable Management or Not
2020
Marsh Loss (freshwater & Sediment)
Barrier Island Loss
(sediments)
Hypoxia (nutrients)
Partnership Partnership DevelopmeDevelopmentnt
Priority SettingPriority Setting
1. Joint Regional Planning1. Joint Regional Planning
2. Large Scale Modeling
Wetland Restoration
Sediment Budgets & Sources
Sediment Dynamics
Sea Level Rise
Climate Change
3. Ecosystem Management
Habitat/System Restoration
Shoreline Protection & Stabilization
Marsh and Wetland Restoration
Barrier Island Restoration and Conservation
SouthwesternDivision
Mississippi ValleyDivision
South AtlanticDivision
Cross Jurisdictional Cooperation
“Dead Zone”
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