Golden Meadow Plant Materials Center
Galliano, Louisiana
 Established 1989
The Golden Meadow Plant Materials Center (LAPMC) in Galliano, Louisiana, is a
leader in coastal wetland ecosystem restoration. The Center develops plants and
procedures to reverse the loss of coastal wetlands in the service areas of
Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.
The PMC is located within the Barataria-Terrebonne Estuary, one of the largest
and most productive estuarine systems in the United States. Louisiana accounts
for 90% of the nation’s annual coastal wetland loss; land loss occurs as
marginal erosion and interior marsh deterioration. Wetland loss is the result of
reduced sediment delivery to marshes due to navigation and flood controls on the
Mississippi River, salt water intrusion into fresh and brackish coastal marshes,
dredge and fill activities, and natural subsidence.
Plants developed by the Center for coastal wetland remediation, restoration, and
enhancement have proven effective in converting open water to new marsh. These
marshes reduce soil erosion and promote reestablishment of emergent and
submerged aquatic vegetation.
The Golden Meadow Plant Materials Center has developed eight conservation plants
for ecosystem restoration across the northern Gulf Coast.
Contact
438 Airport Rd.
Galliano, LA 70354
Telephone: 985.475.5280
FAX: 985.475.6545
Email:
garret.thomassie@la.usda.gov
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