In this guided review, you will learn about small-scale restoration projects and the methods that are used to plan and implement them. This review seeks to outline the benefits of small-scale restoration projects, while also noting the challenges they may present.

Students investigate a small urban marsh restoration project and explore the impacts it has on the flora and fauna at the mouth of Bayou Saint John. They identify unexpected side effects of the project and work together to propose their own mini-marsh restoration project.

Although there is no one "silver bullet" method, much can be done to see if a restoration is on track. Following the restoration plan and keeping track of the inputs (quantity of seed planted, number of species planted as plugs) is one way to make sure that restoration targets are met. However, strictly following these steps does not guarantee success, as many unexpected obstacles might occur (a dry or a wet year, a new invasive species, inability to conduct a burn). That is why most restoration and conservation managers, including TWI ecologists, follow a strategy called adaptive management.

Between Bienville's "Beautiful Crescent" and Lake Pontchartrain, lies Bayou St. John - the reason New Orleans is located where it is. WYES TRICENTENNIAL MOMENT on the "Old Portage" of Bayou St. John.

Private companies have invested tens of millions of dollars building "mitigation banks," critical marsh restoration projects to help save the fragile Louisiana coast. But the market for these banks might be too inhospitable.

In Colombo, Sri Lanka, IWMI's host country, we are helping discover and promote the true worth of the city's unique wetland ecosystem - to mitigate flooding, incentivize green investment, bolster food security and in other ways make the city more livable for all. This is the compelling message of our new video on the Colombo Wetlands Complex, which is a nominee for the urban wetlands accreditation scheme of the Ramsar Convention, an intergovernmental treaty that promotes the conservation and wise use of wetlands.

Wetlands seem to be especially vulnerable to invasions. Even though ?6% of the earth's land mass is wetland, 24% (8 of 33) of the world's most invasive plants are wetland species. Furthermore, many wetland invaders form monotypes, which alter habitat structure, lower biodiversity (both number and "quality" of species), change nutrient cycling and productivity (often increasing it), and modify food webs.

With a changing climate, it is vital that we think beyond traditional engineering. Blue-Green infrastructure (BGI) emphasizes the importance of combining water management alongside green infrastructure, and seeks to meet the challenges of climate change by "building with nature". When incorporated into your projects, BGI can make your habitat more resilient to storms of increasing intensity and high-water events. Our speakers are recognized worldwide as experts in blue-green infrastructure and bring decades of expertise and case studies on storm recovery, resiliency and flood-event evaluation.

Wetlands are an in-between place where water settles. Learn about the benefits of wetlands and about threats to their survival.

Join Kimberli Ponzio, an Environmental Scientist IV in the Bureau of Water Resources, as she discusses the benefits of wetlands and the work of the St. Johns River Water Management District to restore and protect wetlands.