![A large yellow piece of equipment lowers something into the water.](https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/tony_trapani_oyster_reef_limestone.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1512%2C1512&wid=640&hei=640&scl=2.3625)
Feature
New Oyster Reef
Mississippi gains 40 acres of oyster reef habitat with the new Tony Trapani Oyster Reef in the Bay of St. Louis.
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TNC protects and restores important areas—places with native plant communities, habitat for federally endangered species and rare geologic formations rich with fossils.
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Mississippi River aerial view
Aerial view of the Mississippi River and adjacent lakes, forests and wetlands.
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