The Gulf Coast is known for its dramatic scenery—Spanish moss hanging from cypress trees in a foggy swamp, or pine savannas that are home to carnivorous plants—and this week, those special places are getting the support they need, thanks to the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council. Last December, the Council announced its plans to spend $158 million in fines resulting from the BP oil disaster on two long-overdue projects to restore wetlands and river ecosystems on the Gulf Coast. Thanks in part to the more than 2,600 蜜柚APP supporters who submitted comments to the Council, both will be funded: the River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp project in Louisiana, and the Perdido River Land Conservation and Habitat Enhancements project on the Alabama-Florida border. The River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp project will replenish one of the largest remaining undivided swamps in the lower Mississippi River valley, and the site of an Important Bird Area. Made up of more...