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Sabine National Wildlife Refuge Project:
Brent building boardwalks at 2002 restoration site Platform 1	Platform 4 of the 2002 restoration site	Brent and Angela at 2002 restoration site July 2002	Sediment particle analysis from Sabine NWR restoration sites	Contaminant Study Crew in Sabine NWR	Cementing SET pipes at the Sabine 1983 restoration site
A newly installed SET pipe	Air Boat Ranger in the tall oyster grass (Spartina alterniflora)	Sabine 1983 site looking north	Sabine 1983 site looking west along Long Point Bayou	Shrimp boat on the Calcasieu Ship Channel	LERC truck and air boat launching at Sabine
White clay feldspar marker horizon with new sediments. This core was frozen and extracted using a liquid nitrogen cryogenic technique.	Sampling platform at the 2002 restoration site with Sedimentation Erosion Table	Feldspar clay marker horizon, laid on soil surface to measure accreting sediments	Sampling soil elevations using the Sedimentation Erosion Table at the 1999 restoration site vegetation plot, November 2002	Sampling soil elevations using the Sedimentation Erosion Table at the 1999 restoration site bare ground mound plot, November 2002	*1985 restoration site, primarily a Spartina alterniflora* (oyster grass) marsh**
		Sampling soil vertical accretion using the liquid nitrogen cryogenic sampler, 1985 restoration site, February 2003	Tearing down of the containment levee and filling in of the access canal at the 2002 restoration site, February 2003
August 9, 2002 - Dedication Day for MSU's LERC Wetlands Station:
	Dedication Day for MSU's LERC Wetlands Station The crowd enjoys lunch under the shade of the large slash pine	LERC Director Stacy speaks about the history of LERC and the new Wetlands Station	Station Director Ford talks about current research and future projects	Three of the MSU Wetlands Station research boats
Pearl River Wildlife Management Area east of New Orleans:
	Data Collection at the Pearl River WMA	Storm Pearl River WMA	Air boat at the Pearl River WMA	Sedimentation Erosion Table (SET) in use at the Pearl River WMA
*Giant Salvinia (Salvinia molesta)* Pest species in Louisiana:**
	Close up of the floating fern Giant Salvinia (Salvinia molesta), a pest species, in Cameron Parish, LA	*Pumping station and canal clogged with Salvinia molesta* near the Calcasieu Ship Channel in Cameron, LA**	Salvinia piling up against weir near outfall of a canal which leads to the ship channel. This picture was taken in February after numerous days of freezing temperatures. Many plants are still green, posing a threat.	Salvinia molesta in a ditch behind the Cameron Parish Courthouse. During peak growth, this mat can support the weight of a full grown man.
Prairie Project at MSU's LERC Wetlands Station: McNeese State University is conducting wet prairie restoration work in SW Louisiana. Currently, we are propagating species of importance to create a large seed stock to be used in restoration efforts. This project is in cooperation with the Coastal Plains Conservancy, the USDA-NRCS and the USGS National Wetlands Research Center.
Overview #1 June 2003	Prairie #2 June 2003	Prairie #3 June 2003	Prairie #4 June 2003	Prairie #5 June 2003
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