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Upriver Diversions and the Bonnet Carré Spillway. Also, hello, Pontchartrain Conservancy!
FromDelta Dispatches
Upriver Diversions and the Bonnet Carré Spillway. Also, hello, Pontchartrain Conservancy!
FromDelta Dispatches
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Length:
40 minutes
Released:
Jul 8, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Thanks for listening to another episode of Delta Dispatches with Jacques Hebert and Simone Maloz! Today we talk with Dr. Ehab Meselhe, Professor, Tulane University, School of Science & Engineering about his illustrious career. He talks about his time studying two of the largest rivers in the world, the Nile and Mississippi. Dr. Meselhe also recently completed a study that looks at the impacts of planned upper river diversions on operations of the Bonnet Carré spillway. Later in the show, we’re joined by Kristi Trail, Executive Director, Pontchartrain Conservancy (née, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation)! She talks about her organization’s new name, mission, and how they’re using science for our coast. Visit their new website here to learn about the new Pontchartrain Conservancy: https://scienceforourcoast.org/
Released:
Jul 8, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Building Land in Coastal Louisiana: On today’s show Mark Sickles from Weeks Marine joins the program to talk with Simone about all the wonderful work they are doing here in Louisiana and Dr. John Lopez, Director of Coastal Sustainability Program at Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation also joins the program to talk with Jacques about natural growth and plant development in the Louisiana marshes. by Delta Dispatches