Make a Difference in Louisiana
Protecting the lands and waters on which all life depends is The Nature Conservancy's mission, and we are doing just that in Louisiana. Since 1951, TNC has worked with communities around the world to protect these resources. Your support makes it possible to pursue our ambitious conservation goals in this great state. Together we are making a difference for the future.
Latest News and Successes
The summer 2023 issue of Louisiana Nature News is hitting members' mailboxes with their issue of Nature Conservancy magazine!
We recently spotted rare Night-Blooming Wild Petunia (Ruellia noctiflora) following a prescribed burn at our Abita Creek Flatwoods Preserve.
We completed seven prescribed burns on 2,022 acres at TNC’s preserves in Allen and St. Tammany parishes to enhance the longleaf pine habitat.
Our Work in Louisiana
Longleaf Pine Forests—A Tree for Our Time
Spanning nine states in the U.S. southeast, TNC is working together to restore and manage longleaf pine forest from Texas to Virginia.
Oyster Reef Restoration in Louisiana
The Nature Conservancy has constructed six miles of oyster reef on the Louisiana coast.
Atchafalaya Conservation Center
A new conservation center—housed on barges in the river—will serve as a platform for community-based conservation, land stewardship, restoration, and research.
Conservation Fellows Program
By engaging graduate students in applied, interdisciplinary research, the Conservation Fellows Program to develop the conservation leaders of the future.
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See the Places We Protect in Louisiana
From the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico, from the longleaf pine savannas to the Atchafalaya, we've been working to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends.