Other inquiries have been received from California, Texas, North Carolina and Florida. Birds have been found nesting in the brush fences. Ground photography is taken from consistent locations and illustrates any vegetative community changes. Shoreline configuration markers consist of PVC stakes placed on the original shoreline at project implementation. Any shoreline changes are visibly seen adjacent to the markers.
Aerial photography provides for comparative shoreline change documentation.
Elevation surveys measure changes in sediment levels over the same transects. Interest in the Christmas tree fence design has even sparked national attention. About 38,000 linear feet or seven miles of fences have been constructed, utilizing over 1,018,000 used Christmas trees. Most parishes will restock or refurbish existing fences. Participating parishes are Calcasieu, Cameron, Iberia, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St John the Baptist, St. Martin, St. Mary, St. Tammany, and Vermilion.