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Climate Action Project: Bayou Pierre Floodplain, Louisiana

In northwest Louisiana, The Nature Conservancy is working to bring a critical area of floodplain forest back to health after extensive clearing for agricultural production.

With the support of PowerTree Carbon Company, 500 acres of farmland were planted with bottomland hardwood seedlings and protected over the long term, creating an important connection between two existing natural refuges in the Bayou Pierre Floodplain.

Because the trees absorb carbon dioxide as they mature, this reforestation project also provides an important ecosystem service — carbon sequestration.

The benefits of the project are twofold: Forests not only contribute to a solution to climate change, but also create valuable habitat that sustains and protects the area's unique plants and animals.