I told Jacques before the show that I talk to you all the time on the phone and I call and harass you for project updates and now it’s nice to have you on the show in an official capacity to talk about our work, so I’ll try to keep it professional, okay? Simone: Yeah, we’re so happy to have you. I think we’re going to get in trouble for that. He is also my favorite project manager at CRP Ray. He has over 18 years of experience implementing a variety of large scale coastal restoration projects including Barrier Island restoration, like Caminada, marsh creation and freshwater diversions like Maurepas, and he is the project manager for that. So, we are lucky enough to have on the line, Brad Miller. Brad worked on the beach, too, so he goes from beaches to trees, so we’re looking forward to talking to him. It is so beautiful with the cypress trees and it is a different kind of marsh. I’ve been kayaking out in Maurepas swamp and near Manchac and when you think of Louisiana and you think of the swamp, that’s what it is, and so Brad and his team are working on a project that will really, they’ll helping to restore it and help maintain that iconic part of our coast. Jacques: Yeah, and I mean it is such a beautiful part of the state, such an iconic part of the state. They do some work on Maurepas, Caminada and some others, so we’re going to talk about that a little bit. Brad is the project manager for Caminada but now he’s working on this freshwater diversion called Maurepas and then we’re bringing back one of our friends and partners with Louisiana Wildlife Federation, their executive director Rebecca Trish is going to be on the line with us in a little bit. We’ve talked about Brad’s other projects incessantly. Simone: So we’re lucky enough to have Brad Miller on from CPRA. Jacques: Yeah, speaking of alligators, we’re talking freshwater habitat and swamp restoration. Simone: So we’re going to have a good show today. Jacques: Well, it is a wildlife sanctuary. Simone: They like the birds as well, as much as you do Jacques. Every time we thought we counted them all there was another one that we’re like hey, look over there. Jacques: Yeah, there was this one area that was like a little canal and we looked down and literally it was just like ten, eleven baby alligators. So, it’s always a great day when we can get out to Rainey. We saw a ton of birds, a lot of roseate spoonbills. It’s Audubon’s oldest and largest wildlife sanctuary. Got to get out to Rainey, but no, it’s beautiful out there. Jacques: Yeah, as soon as I heard the weather was cooling down, I was like all right. On the most beautiful day of the week, you found an excuse to go outside. Rainey wildlife sanctuary in Vermilion Parrish. Jacques: Well, I was out yesterday at our Paul J. How about you? What you been up to this week? It’s the one chance I get to pay everybody back for all the favors I’ve asked them throughout the year, so I get to reset on that. Letting your hair, celebrating a little bit, bringing some friends in and thanking all the good friends that support not just Restore and Retreat but all the efforts of restoring the coast, right? I’m looking forward to letting my hair down. Simone: We got a busy couple weeks to them. Well, you’ll have to let us know how it goes. It’s pretty time intensive, but it’s the one time we get to have some fun, so we’re very much looking forward to it. My whole life is defined by this rendezvous and so it’s our annual fall fund raiser which we have once a year at Restore or Retreat. Jacques: Simone, the countdown is in full effect. This is Simone Maloz with Restore or Retreat. We’re discussing Louisiana’s coast, its people, wildlife and jobs and why restoring it matters. Subscribe to our feed in iTunes and Google Play. The second guest on today’s show is Rebecca Triche, Executive Director, Louisiana Wildlife Federation, who’s here to talk about the great work the Louisiana Wildlife Federation is doing, the changes of the Maurepas swamp over the past few years & why this project is important and the CAMO Coalition.īelow is a transcript of this week’s Delta Dispatches Podcast. On today’s show Brad Miller, Project Manager with the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority joins Jacques and Simone to talk about the Maurepas freshwater diversion project and and other coastal restoration projects he’s helping to coordinate across the state. Welcome to Delta Dispatches with hosts Jacques Hebert & Simone Maloz.
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