#214 Restoring & Preserving LA's Coastal Heritage

Chris and Danielle welcome Chris Macaluso, the Director of the Center for Marine Fisheries at the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, to talk about ongoing efforts to restore Louisiana's coastal wetlands and improve fisheries management. Is our current approach to conservation really working, or are we just not doing enough?

SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY:
Psalms 62:5-7 TPT

FROM TODAY'S EPISODE:
Learn more about the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership and read some of Chris's articles for the organization: Visit www.trcp.org.
Follow them on X @TheTRCP
Get involved in the conservation conversation:
Make comments on management of the lower Mississippi: https://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/About/LMRComp/
Louisiana Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority: https://coastal.la.gov
Read a few of Chris's articles:
https://www.louisianasportsman.com/fishing/coastal-restoration-priorities/
https://www.louisianasportsman.com/fishing/inshore-fishing/redfish/redfish-decline-a-product-of-our-disappearing-coastal-marshes/

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KEY POINTS:
Danielle talks about peace and security in today’s scripture (01:06)
The State of Freedom welcomes Chris Macaluso (02:46)
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TRCP) (03:16)
Barrier island and coastal restorations (08:02)
On bureaucratic delays (11:53)
Alternative funding sources (16:54)
Federal regulations and lawsuits (20:36)
Freshwater crisis (23:09)
Sea level rise and sinking land (25:43)
Global practices (28:40)
Declining fish populations (32:34)
On biological realities (39:06)
Alligator overpopulation (41:48)
State of Freedom’s closing message for its listeners (46:19)
  
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