Nola.com has recently stated that “Scientists at the Hammond-based University have used Christmas trees for marsh and wetlands restoration projects in the Manchac area for the past two decades.” Most people have not known that for almost 20 years, the University has collected over 36,000 trees that they use to deploy across the wetlands and marshes in South Louisiana. The trees help dissolve wave action along shorelines while collecting sediment. The article, which can be found here, also states that “the recycled trees provide protection against shoreline erosion and building new land to offset subsidence and sea-level rise as well as being used to create new habitats for plants and animals.”