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Alligator An alligator floats in water at the Atchafalaya national Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana. © Byron Jorjorian

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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Partner Outing

After touring oyster reef restoration projects along the coast, TNC and agency partners visited a shorebird conservation area on Rabbit Island.

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Treesilience Launches!

We are excited to launch The Nature Conservancy’s new Louisiana Treesilience Program’s web page and get this good work going.

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Guided By Science

Our staff recently visited our Summerfield Springs Preserve to collect baseline data for a forest and woodland restoration project.

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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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