NOAA’s Habitat Conservation Division and Restoration Center personnel participated in a site inspection of the West Louisiana Highway One Marsh Creation project located in southeast Louisiana.
![Craig Gothreaux (Habitat Conservation Division), Jason Kroll (NOAA Restoration Center), and Dawn Davis (Habitat Conservation Division) at the West Louisiana Highway One Marsh Creation project site visit..jpg](https://media.fisheries.noaa.gov/dam-migration-miss/md_Ak8sZOonrNa5.jpg?1563980189)
This project is one of eleven projects being evaluated through the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act program.
![Dawn Davis (Habitat Conservation Division) measuring water depth and Jason Kroll (NOAA Restoration Center) recording the GPS coordinates at the West Louisiana Highway One Marsh Creation project site visit..jpg](https://media.fisheries.noaa.gov/dam-migration-miss/md_kXOyMpBLAwa4.jpg?1563980179)
Water salinity and depths, submerged aquatic vegetation cover, and species of vegetation were recorded for a benefits analysis.
![Personnel from NOAA Habitat Conservation Division, NOAA Restoration Center, and Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries measuring water depths at the West Louisiana Highway one marsh creation project. (photo credit.jpg](https://media.fisheries.noaa.gov/dam-migration-miss/md_MI7K3I9qVnw5.jpg?1563980184)
Also, design, construction layout and access were evaluated for design and cost analysis. will be submitted for engineering and design funds at the end of the year.