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Northwest Turtle Bay Marsh Creation (BA-0125): 2021 land-water classification

The Louisiana State Legislature created the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) in order to conserve, restore, create and enhance Louisiana's coastal wetlands. The wetland restoration plans developed pursuant to these acts specifically require an evaluation of the effectiveness of each coastal wetlands restoration project in achieving long-term solutions to arresting coastal wetlands loss. This data set includes mosaicked aerial photographs for the Northwest Turtle Bay Marsh Creation) project for 2021. This data is used as a basemap land-water classification. It also serves as a visual tool for project managers to help them identify any obvious problems or land loss within their project boundary. To better evaluate the effectiveness of restoration efforts, a land-water classification is performed on specific CWPPRA sites to help assess landscape changes.

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Author(s) Jason Dugas orcid, Holly J Beck orcid, Michelle Fischer orcid
Publication Date 2024-04-25
Beginning Date of Data 2021-11-17
Ending Date of Data 2021-11-17
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P13RL8AC
Citation Dugas, J., Beck, H.J., and Fischer, M., 2024, Northwest Turtle Bay Marsh Creation (BA-0125): 2021 land-water classification: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P13RL8AC.
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