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Places The Nature Conservancy Protects in the Gulf of Mexico

Map of priority sites for conservation in the Gulf of Mexico.

Map of priority sites for conservation in the Gulf of Mexico. Click here for larger map.

Brown Pelicans on Gulf Coast, Louisiana. © Nancy Webb

Brown Pelicans on Gulf Coast, Louisiana
© Nancy Webb

Using the Marine Ecoregional Plan for the Northern Gulf of Mexico (.pdf, 1.5 MB, new window) to guide its efforts, the Conservancy works with local and regional partners. Many of our projects and conservation strategies like coastal habitat restoration and ecosystem management span across the Gulf of Mexico watershed. The following are just a few of the places in the Gulf of Mexico that The Nature Conservancy is working to protect.

  • Crossing Texas and Mexico borders
    Laguna Madre is the only hypersaline coastal lagoon in the U.S. and one of only five truly hypersaline lagoon systems in the world. This site captures a large landscape that straddles the border between Mexico and the US. This system is renowned for its vast seagrass meadows, huge wintering bird population and bountiful fishing grounds. Learn more about visiting Laguna Madre.
  • Florida Gulf
    Apalachicola Bay is one of the most undeveloped, pristine, and unique aquatic systems left in the United States as well as the most productive estuary in Florida. More than 1,300 plant species, 46 amphibian species, 83 reptile species and more than 50 species of mammals are found in the Apalachicola watershed. Learn more about Apalachicola Bay.