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Talk Louisiana Interviews Beaux Jones and Samsun Knight
Jul 29, 2025On Tuesday, July 29, President and CEO of The Water Institute, Beaux Jones, was interviewed by Jim Engster on Talk Louisiana to discuss the history of...
Scars and storms: Two project teams work to conserve and restore seagrass beds across the Gulf
Jul 16, 2025Scientists on the ChIRPS team are using remotely sensed imagery from satellites to detect changes in seagrass cover over time. The regular monitoring ...
Marsh Insurance
Jun 5, 2025Rebuilding comes with big expenses, however, and most homeowners on Dauphin Island can’t do it without home and flood insurance. “Where it rains it fl...
Louisiana's Farthest Shore
Apr 23, 2025One morning in May 2024, a well-caffeinated group of marine scientists, engineers, geologists, wildlife biologists, photographers, and journalists gat...
State of the Coast Conference Announced – A Catalyst for Informed Decision-Making
Apr 19, 2025The State of the Coast (SOC) conference, scheduled for May 20-22 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, is the largest statewide conference of its...
From SmartPort To Scalable Waterway Intelligence
Apr 18, 2025In December 2022, The Waterways Journal covered The Water Institute’s crowdsourced bathymetry (CSB) and modeling efforts under its SmartPort project—a...
MVTTC Highlights Strengths, Opportunities On The Lower Miss
Mar 14, 2025Throughout the day-long conference, speakers from industry, government, and economists acknowledged uncertainties on the horizon, but they projected a...
City of Mobile releases its first-ever Resilience Plan
Mar 12, 2025The City of Mobile has released its first-ever Resilience Plan, and Local news outlets are highlighting this achievement and recognizing The Water Ins...
Louisiana’s wetlands store massive amounts of carbon. They also contribute to emissions when lost.
Feb 26, 2025Louisiana’s wetlands are one of the planet’s most vital carbon storage centers, but destroying these reservoirs can accelerate harmful emissions that ...
US NGO highlights blue carbon potential for Louisiana wetlands
Feb 5, 2025A US NGO has published research showing that Louisiana’s wetlands could be a key carbon sink, presenting an opportunity for blue carbon projects in th...
What Is Blue Carbon?
Feb 5, 2025The Water Institute's CEO, Beaux Jones, is back with Tommy Tucker to discuss blue carbon and the research on carbon sequestration budgets at The Insti...
Conserving Earth: The Water Institute Helps Communities Plan for the Future
Jan 15, 2025The Conserving Earth Podcast is a monthly show featuring experts discussing wildlife and our natural resources, and what we can do to preserve our env...