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Feds pump $1.6 million into fight to save Louisiana marshes targeted by foreign bug

Por: The Advocate Sports February 03, 2024

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The effort to save a that holds vast areas of the Louisiana coast together is getting another boost from the federal government.The has awarded $1.6 million to a group of Louisiana scientists searching for ways to save roseau cane, a tall-growing marsh grass that has been decimated by a foreign insect that first appeared in Louisiana about seven years ago. Roseau’s thick roots bind together the lowest section of the Mississippi River, an area... + full article



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