One of the most important factors about Cameron Marsh is the protection that the marsh provides for hurricanes and storms.  The marsh is the first and biggest natural barrier to prevent tidal surges from moving further inland from hurricanes.  Louisiana has lost a dangerous amount of the inland freshwater marshes over the years, and this loss of marsh has caused several hurricanes to be worse than they would be had the natural habitat continued to thrive.  The Cameron Meadows Marsh Restoration Project has helped restore the marsh to a thriving habitat and protective barrier.

The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), in partnership with the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) and the federal sponsor, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). worked together to plan and establish a solution that would not only help maintain this important barrier, but also served as the genesis of new growth that would restore the lost marsh and wildlife. In this roughly $34M project, "nearly two million cubic yards of sediment that was dredged from the Gulf of Mexico [was] pumped five miles inland to build more than 300 acres of marsh and 2.3 miles of terraces to increase sediment deposition and reduce the impacts of wave erosion and saltwater intrusion," according to the LCPA. 

This project was completed in 2022 and since then, remarkable growth and a thriving habitat are the marks of the marsh.