Update on October 4, 2018: Agreement to Develop Airport at Elmer’s Island Wildlife Refuge Has Been Rescinded! Louisiana Wildlife Federation (LWF) is pleased that the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and […]
Read MoreThe “One Lake” project proposes to dam the Pearl River near Jackson, Mississippi, to create a 1,500-acre lake and develop residences and structures along the lake. This destructive, ill-conceived project […]
Read MoreWith deer hunting being the most popular hunting activity in the United States, we consider chronic wasting disease (CWD) a serious threat to our nation’s wild deer herds and rich […]
Read MoreThe Recovering America’s Wildlife Act will redirect $1.3 billion of existing revenue annually to state-led wildlife conservation efforts, effectively allowing the states to more fully implement their State Wildlife Action Plans. This […]
Read MoreThe proposed One Lake project that would dam the Pearl River in Jackson, Mississippi would have a negative impact on the Pearl River downstream. Louisiana Wildlife Federation joined dozens of […]
Read MoreSabine Lake Oyster Reef: Protect one of the best examples of a natural living oyster reef complex in the world. Urge Senators to vote FOR SB 451. At the mouth of Sabine […]
Read MoreThe Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group (LA TIG) invited public comment on the Draft Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment #2: Provide and Enhance Recreational Opportunities (Draft Recreational Use Plan), which presents a restoration plan […]
Read MoreIt’s not too late to stop another non-native species from being introduced in Louisiana. Send a comment against approval of Sterlet sturgeon in Louisiana. There will be a public meeting on January 24, […]
Read MoreLake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation (LPBF) released a policy paper “Recommended Policy: Treated Municipal Wastewater Assimilation in Natural Wetlands in Coastal Louisiana” that recommends not allowing new wastewater projects to discharge into natural […]
Read MoreLWF is opposed to the introduction of a non-native species that could possibly be released in the wild where it can 1) endanger Louisiana’s native sturgeon species through hybridization and […]
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