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Author : Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation
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Page : 16 pages
File Size : 36,43 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Coastal zone management
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Author : Robert W. Hastings
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 517 pages
File Size : 48,79 MB
Release : 2010-03-02
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1626744351
A vital and volatile part of the New Orleans landscape and lifestyle, the Lake Pontchartrain Basin actually contains three major bodies of water—Lakes Borgne, Pontchartrain, and Maurepas. These make up the Pontchartrain estuary. Robert W. Hastings provides a thorough examination of the historical and environmental research on the basin, with emphasis on its environmental degradation and the efforts to restore and protect this estuarine system. He also explores the current biological condition of the lakes. Hastings begins with the geological formation of the lakes and the relationship between Native Americans and the water they referred to as Okwa'ta, the “wide water.” From the historical period, he describes the forays of French explorer Pierre Le Moyne D'Iberville in 1699 and traces the environmental history of the basin through the development of the New Orleans metropolitan area. Using the lakes for transportation and then recreation, the surrounding population burgeoned, and this growth resulted in severe water pollution and other environmental problems. In the 1980s, the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation led a concerted drive to restore the lakes, an ongoing effort that has proved significant.
Author : Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation
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Page : 16 pages
File Size : 11,23 MB
Release : 1998*
Category : Lakes
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Author : Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation
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Page : 82 pages
File Size : 39,71 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Coastal zone management
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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Page : 8 pages
File Size : 11,88 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Government publications
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Publisher :
Page : 6 pages
File Size : 42,26 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Pontchartrain, Lake, Watershed (La.)
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Author : Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation
Publisher :
Page : 10 pages
File Size : 21,21 MB
Release : 200?
Category : Pontchartrain, Lake (La.)
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Author : Dinah Forsyth Maygarden
Publisher :
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 19,25 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Pontchartrain, Lake, Watershed (La.)
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Author : Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation
Publisher :
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 38,25 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Coastal zone management
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Contains lesson plan materials for teaching about the lake's environment and how all of us can protect it.
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Page : pages
File Size : 34,35 MB
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Presents the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to restoring and maintaining the environmental health of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin. Explains that the Lake is a 630 square mile estuary located in southeast Louisiana. Includes information about Business Partners Saving Our Lake (BPSOL), a partnership of the corporation and business community. Offers access to the newsletter. Provides information about the Lake and the areas around the Lake. Posts contact information via e-mail.