Let’s check in on one of the Land Trust properties, Cane Bayou Mitigation Bank in St. Tammany Parish! This site is located by Pelican Park Recreation Area and near the Fontainebleau State Park, close to Mandeville. These 1170 acres are comprised primarily of endangered Longleaf Pine habitat, in the midst of a largely urban environment.
Fellow Conservationists, Great news! I was honored to join Woodlands Conservancy this week at the closing of the Woodlands Preserve in Plaquemines Parish. Congratulations to Katie Brasted, Woodlands Executive Director, and the Woodlands Conservancy board on acquiring 649.11 beautiful acres, to be enjoyed by future generations of people and wildlife forever! While Woodlands Conservancy owns
We’re proud to share that Land Trust for Louisiana has been featured in the latest edition of Saving Land magazine, by the Land Trust Alliance. Click this link, scroll to page 19, and start with “Working Big, While Staying Small”! This article does a great job of explaining what it means to be a small,
Happy Holidays and Joyous New Year from the team at Land Trust for Louisiana. May the hope and promise of nature fill you with joy and peace this holiday season. The gift of your support all year long means the world to us. Thank you for helping us make great things happen in 2021, and
Conservation couldn’t work without the people who care so much for our lands, waters, history, culture, and way of life. Thank you for continuing to support us through a challenging couple of years… and standing alongside us as we look to a bright future for conservation in Louisiana! The future is indeed exciting. By the
If you have been following the Land Trust for awhile, you know that for many years our signature event was the Justin Addison Memorial Conservation Cup. This event honored the life of Justin Addison, the son of our CEO, Dr. Jay Addison. The Conservation Cup has been tremendous fun and a wonderful way to make
Tradelands can be properties in cities, subdivisions, industrial areas, or rural places. The land typically doesn’t have any conservation or ecological value, but can still be used to support conservation in Louisiana. How? Well, when a property owner donates land to us through our Tradelands Program, Land Trust for Louisiana is able to sell that
The pinelands of St. Tammany Parish are a paradise for carnivorous pitcher plants. These amazing plants, native to parts of Louisiana and Mississippi, are naturally long-lived yet endangered due to habitat disruption and development. And fun fact, they are carnivorous for good reason… they grow best in nutrient-poor soil, so they have to get their
We’re proud to be an accredited land trust! That means that we meet national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands. Conservation is forever… which is why land trusts across the country take accreditation so seriously. “Accreditation is serious business. We need to demonstrate to the public and to each other that
RICK WILKE, 1946-2021Land Trust for Louisiana Board President We lost a dear friend this year who personifies all that the Land Trust strives to be – thoughtful, professional, and dedicated to what matters. Rick Wilke poured his heart and soul into the Land Trust for Louisiana for the last 10 years, working to permanently protect
New conservation easements, Kids in Nature launch and more from Cindy Brown.
Connecting Kids to Nature, One Adventure at a Time.
Discover how conserving Louisiana’s lands and waters protects wildlife, strengthens communities, supports farms, reduces flooding, and preserves our future.
