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An Overview: Wetland Restoration, Protection, and Establishment by Beneficially Using Dredged Material

by Mary C. Landin, US Army Engineer Waterways, Experiment Station, Vicksburg, United States,
Thomas R. Patin, US Army Engineer Waterways, Experiment Station, Vicksburg, United States,
Hollis H. Allen, US Army Engineer Waterways, Experiment Station, Vicksburg, United States,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Water Resources Planning and Management: Saving a Threatened Resource?In Search of Solutions

Abstract:

Dredged material has been used beneficially by mankind for many years; in the past two decades it has purposely been used to restore and protect existing wetlands, and to establish new wetlands. The technology to accomplish this work was developed by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) at the US Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station (WES), and is available upon request to all interested private and public entities.

Subject Headings: Dredged materials | Wetlands (fresh water) | United States Army Corps of Engineers | Ecological restoration | Waterways | United States armed forces | Sediment | United States

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