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Land Protection History

Site Acreage Acquisition Date(s) Parish Ecoregion
TNC Preserves
Abita Creek Flatwoods 794 1996 St. Tammany East Gulf Coastal Plain
Caddo Black Bayou 496 1998, 1999 Caddo Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain
CC Road Savanna 150 1999 Allen Lower West Gulf Coastal Plain
Charter Oak Baygall 160 1986, 1990 St. Tammany East Gulf Coastal Plain
Cypress Island 2,700 1994, 1998 St. Martin Mississippi River Alluvial Plain
Frederick's Swamp 76 1990 St. Martin Mississippi River Alluvial Plain
Lafitte Woods 10 1998 Jefferson Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes
Lake Cocodrie 80 1998 Evangeline Lower West Gulf Coastal Plain
Lake Ramsey 414 1994, 2000 St. Tammany East Gulf Coastal Plain
Mary Ann Brown 109 1992 West Feliciana Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain
Persimmon Gully 143 1997 Calcasieu Lower West Gulf Coastal Plain
Pushepatapa Creek 22 1986 Washington East Gulf Coastal Plain
Schoolhouse Springs 30 1998 Jackson Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain
Talisheek Pine Wetlands 1,460 1998 St. Tammany East Gulf Coastal Plain
White Kitchen 586 1988, 1990 St. Tammany East Gulf Coastal Plain
Total 7,230

Cooperative Projects
Fee Title Acquisition
Attakapas WMA (LDWF) 230 1994 St. Mary Mississippi River Alluvial Plain
Bayou Bodcau (COE) 752 1989 Bossier Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain
Bayou Cocodrie NWR 11,403 1991 Concordia Mississippi River Alluvial Plain
Bluebonnet Swamp (BREC) 88 1990, 91, 93 East Baton Rouge East Gulf Coastal Plain
Bogue Chitto NWR (FWS) 22,765 pre 1986, 1986 St. Tammany East Gulf Coastal Plain
Cat Island NWR (FWS) 1,264 2000 West Feliciana Mississippi River Alluvial Plain
Grand Cote NWR (FWS) 6,137 1989 Avoyelles Mississippi River Alluvial Plain
Holleyman-Sheeley (BR Audubon) 2 1995 Cameron Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes
Lake Ophelia NWR (FWS) 504 1989 Avoyelles Mississippi River Alluvial Plain
Loggy Bayou WMA (LDWF) 504 1989 Bossier Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain
Mandalay NWR (FWS) 4,600 1992 Terrebonne Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes
Point au Chein WMA (LDWF) 1,793 1989 LaFourche Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes
Tensas NWR (FWS) 4,941 1993 Madison Mississippi River Alluvial Plain
Tunica Hills WMA (LDWF) 422 1988 West Feliciana Mississippi River Alluvial Plain
Upper Ouachita NWR (FWS) 4,752 1998 Union Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain
Total 60,157

Assist
Bayou Sauvage NWR (LDWF) 18,937 1990 Orleans Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes
Curlew Island (LDWF/State Lands) 1,400 1990 Plaquemines Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes
Holleyman-Shelley (BR Audubon) 31 1989, 92 Cameron Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes
Joyce WMA (LDWF) 13,569 1982 Tangipahoa Mississippi River Alluvial Plain
Upper Ouachita NWR (FWS) 23,850 1988 Morehouse Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain
Total 57,787

Easements
Abita Springs 6 1997 St. Tammany East Gulf Coastal Plain
Ivanhoe Plantation 650 1992 St. Mary Mississippi River Alluvial Plain
Little Pecan Island 1,810 1998 Cameron Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes
Persimmon Gully 96 1997 Calcasieu Lower West Gulf Coastal Plain
Thompson's Creek 119 1996 West Feliciana Mississippi River Alluvial Plain
Total 2,681

Management Agreements
Bayou Bodcau (COE) 3,902 1993 Bossier Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain
Camp Beauregard (LANG) 2,672 1996 Rapides/Grant Lower West Gulf Coastal Plain
Camp Villere (LANG) 1,500 1996 St. Tammany East Gulf Coastal Plain
Copenhagen Hills (IP) 440 1991 Caldwell Lower West Gulf Coastal Plain
Indian Bayou (COE) 4,000 1998 Iberville Mississippi River Alluvial Plain
Ivy's Bluff (IP) 213 1994 Tangipahoa Mississippi River Alluvial Plain
Kisatchie National Forest 1,850 1991, 92 various Lower West Gulf Coastal Plain
Money Hill 2,100 2000 St. Tammany East Gulf Coastal Plain
Total 16,677

Natural Area Registry Program
Over 90 Sites 60,000+

Grand Total 144,532