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Persimmon Gully Flowers grow at Persimmon Gully in Louisiana's coastal prairie. © Matt Pardue

Stand Up For Nature

Your support makes it possible to "protect the lands and waters on which all life depends" in our great state of Louisiana. Together we are making a difference for the future.

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Latest News and Successes

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Reef Restoration

We installed 1.5 miles of oyster reef to complete Phase Four of our shoreline protection project at Calcasieu Lake to bring our total to 9 miles.

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Freshwater Field Trip

Governor Jeff Landry and others gather with the U.S. Army Corps of engineers about managing freshwater resources in the Mississippi River Basin.

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Guided By Science

Members our staff and board advocated for dedicating offshore energy revenues to coastal protection and restoration in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Our Work in Louisiana

Oyster reef construction in Calcasieu Lake

Oyster Reef Restoration in Louisiana

The Nature Conservancy has constructed six miles of oyster reef on the Louisiana coast.

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Longleaf Pine Forests—A Tree for Our Time

Throughout nine states in the U.S. southeast, TNC is working together to restore and manage longleaf pine forest from Texas to Virginia.

Forest borders the flat, brown waters of the Atchafalaya River Basin.

The Atchafalaya River Basin

At almost a million acres, the Atchafalaya River Basin in Louisiana is North America's largest floodplain swamp.

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Louisiana Staff Three members of TNC's Louisiana team gather at a Mississippi River Basin meeting hosted by The Nature Conservancy. © The Nature Conservancy

Nature News

This quarterly insert, which arrives with Nature Conservancy magazine, reports on recent conservation wins in the Pelican State.

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Pitcher plants in bloom at Abita Creek Flatwoods.
Abita Creek Pitcher Plants Pitcher plants in bloom at the Abita Creek Flatwoods Preserve. © Colin May/ The Nature Conservancy

See the Places We Protect in Louisiana

From the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico, from the longleaf pine savannas to the Atchafalaya, we've been working to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends.

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2023 Impact Report

Our Louisiana Impact Report features conservation wins achieved during 2023.

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