The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has released the Integrated Ecosystem Restoration & Hurricane Protection in Coastal Louisiana: Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Plan, the agency’s annual spending plan. …
State’s annual coastal spending plan released, tops $1B for first time Read More »
A new year means a new cohort of Louisiana Wildlife Federation’s (LWF) Edgar Veillon Conservation Leadership Corps (CLC)! LWF has selected 22 undergraduate students from 10 universities in Louisiana for …
LWF Announces 2022 Conservation Leadership Corps Students Read More »
Louisiana Wildlife Federation (LWF) supports a change to regulations for recreational harvest of spotted seatrout (speckled trout) in Louisiana to address the reported decrease in species population over the past …
LWF Urges Changes to Spotted Seatrout Regs to Recover Population Read More »
By Rebecca Triche, LWF Executive Director In March 2020, just before the COVID-19 quarantine started, we visited Kisatchie National Forest to see the aftermath of forest damage due to a …
Kisatchie National Forest, Longleaf Pine Restoration, Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Recovery Read More »
Your continued support for the River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp project has been effective thus far! While the project is advancing, there’s an opportunity to leverage benefits with the construction of …
The Outdoor Conservation Study Group held its first meeting to begin looking for unique opportunities to strengthen Louisiana’s investment in conservation. LWF Executive Director, Rebecca Triche, presented to the group …
Group has first meeting to discuss future conservation funding for Louisiana Read More »
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has announced two virtual public scoping meetings to gather input for the preparation of the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) regarding the West …
Public Scoping Meetings for West Shore Lake Pontchartrain to be held Oct 5 & 6 Read More »
Louisiana Wildlife Federation has introduced a program in Louisiana to increase collegiate hunter participation by recruiting hunters, retaining them, and reactivating hunters with little experience. Academics Afield is being established …
LWF Introduces Academics Afield to Recruit, Train New Hunters Read More »
Louisiana Fact Sheet RAWA The crisis facing our nation’s fish and wildlife is daunting. More than one-third of all species in the United States are at risk of becoming threatened …
The Edgar Veillon Conservation Leadership Corps (CLC) program is designed to engage with and educate college students about conservation policy, advocacy and leadership to foster tomorrow’s conservation leaders in Louisiana. …
LWF’s Conservation Leadership Corps completes third year Read More »