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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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