Louisiana Wildlife Federation recently presented a plaque to commend the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) for their work to update the Coastal Master Plan 2023, which will be presented
LWF Presents Commendation to CPRA at March Meeting Read More »
Kisatchie National Forest is one of Louisiana’s most beautiful natural resources; however, it wouldn’t be the forest it is today without the work of conservationist and environmentalist Caroline Dormon. Dormon
Louisiana Naturalist Carolyn Dormon Left a Forest-sized Legacy Read More »
Louisiana Wildlife Federation announced the 22 members of the 2023 Edgar Veillon Conservation Leadership Corps (CLC). The participants are made up of students from colleges and universities in Louisiana, and
LWF Announces 2023 Conservation Leadership Corps Students Read More »
Nicole Falkenheiner, a Louisiana native with more than 10 years of experience in nonprofit development and fundraising, has joined Louisiana Wildlife Federation (LWF) as the organization’s new development director. “Nicole
Welcome Nicole Falkenheiner to the LWF Team! Read More »
LWF mailed nomination requests for board membership to contributing members in Districts 2, 4, 6, and 8. The letter sent to members describes eligibililty. We look forward to seeing your
Board Nominations Open for LWF Members in Districts 2, 4, 6, 8 Read More »
Did you see the Federation’s guest column in The Advocate? LWF and NWF, along with many other organizations, are moving Recovering America’s Wildlife Act to the finish line. We’re so
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LWF President Zac Burson presented the 2022 President’s Cup to board member Charles “Charlie” Pfeiffer for his leadership as chair of LWF’s Avian Conservation Committee. In the past year, Charlie
Highlights from the LWF Annual Meeting in August in Lafayette Read More »
On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA). This bill would provide resources to prevent wildlife extinctions by funding locally-led and voluntary
RAWA passes US House, Thanks for your messages Read More »
Exciting news to share for conservation in Louisiana! The bill creating the Louisiana Outdoors Forever conservation funding program (HB 762) has been passed by the Louisiana Legislature. The bill, introduced
Historic Conservation Legislation Establishes Louisiana Outdoors Forever Program Read More »
In July 2024, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) listed the Pearl River map turtle as threatened. Here’s the announcement. It did not make a decision to designate the
Pearl River Map Turtle Comments: Yes for listing, designate habitat too Read More »