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Cope's Gray Tree Frog A cope's gray tree frog blends into a tree trunk at The Nature Conservancy's Cypress Island Preserve in Louisiana. © The Nature Conservancy/Will deGravelles

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.

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Latest News and Successes

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Rivers For Life

Two of our scientists recently contributed a chapter about Louisiana's Atchafalaya River for Rivers of North America Volume 2.

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Treesilience

TNC is launching Treesilience in Louisiana to restore and expand tree canopies in areas hit hardest by the 2020 and 2021 storm seasons.

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Nature News

The summer 2023 issue of Louisiana Nature News is hitting members' mailboxes with their issue of Nature Conservancy magazine!

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Our Work in Louisiana

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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.

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Oyster Reef Restoration in Louisiana

The Nature Conservancy has constructed six miles of oyster reef on the Louisiana coast.

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Atchafalaya Conservation Center

A unique conservation center—housed on barges in the river—serves as a platform for community-based conservation, land stewardship, restoration and research.

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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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Pitcher plants in bloom at Abita Creek Flatwoods.
Abita Creek Pitcher Plants Pitcher plants in bloom at the Abita Creek Flatwoods Preserve. © Colin May/ The Nature Conservancy

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.

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