On October 5th, President Obama signed the executive order officially forming gulf coast ecosystem restoration task force. Its mission is to coordinate efforts to implement restoration programs and projects in the gulf coast region. The task force also will coordinate with the Department of Health and Human Services on public health issues and with other federal agencies on ways to enhance the economic benefits that ecosystem restoration will bring to the region.
“The president has made clear that he wants restoration plans to come from the gulf coast, and not be imposed on the gulf residents by Washington. We’re counting on the people who know these areas best -- the people who call the gulf home -- to shape our work,” EPA Administrator and Task Force Chair Lisa P. Jackson explained in this EPA press release.
Related items: Read the full executive order
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| Crew planting Smooth Cordgrass on berms made of dredged material from nearby Mississippi River in Jefferson and Plaquemines Parishes, LA |
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