Robert Twilley Quotes
By the early 1970s, we knew the diagnostics of how the system was changing. 
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Wetland loss was part of the process, but it was always accompanied by wetland gain.
- Robert Twilley
We've been wasting the river, particularly the sediment, directing it offshore. The Corps of Engineers from the New Orleans District Office dredges more river sediment than any other district in the United States. ... The problem is, we don't put it [sediments] where it's needed. We should pipe it across the landscape, putting it into regions where we can build wetlands.
- Robert Twilley