Pushepatapa Creek Preserve

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Louisiana

This site is the only officially protected site in Louisiana for Mountain Laurel.

Mountain Laurel at Pushepatapa Creek Preserve © The Nature Conservancy/N. McInnis/L. Smith

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Pushepatapa Creek Preserve, Louisiana © Harold Malde

Pushepatapa Creek Preserve, a high quality riverfront forest, is the only officially protected site for a state-rare plant, the mountain laurel. The tract is adjacent to land owned by the John James Audubon Foundation. This preserve is not open for public visitation.

Location

Northern Washington Parish

Size

22 acres

What the Conservancy Has Done/Is Doing

We are conducting stewardship work to control privet shrubs on this preserve.

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