The interior least tern has been formally removed from threatened and endangered species list under the Endangered Species Act! During the 19th and 20th centuries, populations were decimated by overharvesting …
Interior Least Tern Delisted Under Endangered Species Act! Read More »
Louisiana Wildlife Federation is excited to announce this year’s cohort for its Edgar Veillon Conservation Leadership Corps, a leadership development program that provides expert training for future conservation leaders. The …
LWF Announces 2021 Conservation Leadership Corps Students Read More »
This year, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries (LDWF) celebrates 50 years of the Scenic Rivers Act. The Louisiana Legislature created the Louisiana Natural and Scenic Rivers System in …
Celebrating 50 Years of Louisiana’s Scenic Rivers Act Read More »
Louisiana Wildlife Federation (LWF) is accepting applications for the Edgar Veillon Conservation Leadership Corps (CLC), a leadership development program that provides expert training for future conservation leaders. The program accepts …
Applications Open for Conservation Leadership Corps Read More »
Following the 15th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent closing of the MRGO shipping channel, the MRGO Must Go Coalition (which LWF is part of) released a report detailing …
MRGO Closure: Many benefits since Katrina but more to be done Read More »
80 years Strong! On this day, in 1940, Louisiana Wildlife Federation was officially incorporated as a nonprofit. In those 80 years, we’ve gotten older and wiser and more committed than …
LWF celebrates 80 years of speaking up for Louisiana’s wildlife & natural resources Read More »
On the morning of August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Louisiana coast. The devastation of that storm 15 years ago is something that no one will soon forget. …
Hagen Reitzell and Douglas Frey had deer hunts in the fall of 2019 that they’ll never forget. Both 8 years old, they harvested their first deer, both doing so while …
Congratulations 2019 Youth Hunters of the Year: Hagen Reitzell, Douglas Frey Read More »
The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority’s (CPRA) Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Plan (Annual Plan) is currently working its way through the Louisiana Legislature. The Annual Plan is a spending plan for …
YOUR action needed! Tell your legislators to support the state’s coastal spending plan Read More »
Louisiana Wildlife Federation (LWF) recently wrapped up the second year of the Edgar Veillon Conservation Leadership Corps (CLC). This program was started in 2018 with a mission to foster the …
LWF wraps up second year of Conservation Leadership Corps Read More »