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Manchac Wildlife Management Area, LA

Accessible only by boat, the lowland marshes and spongy soils of Manchac Wildlife Management Area serve as a natural buffer between Lake Maurepas and Lake Pontchartrain in southeastern Louisiana. The Conservation Fund and its partners, supported by the Richard King Mellon Foundation, have protected more than 70,000 acres here, including 7,400 acres secured in 2005, which will link the Maurepas Swamp and Manchac wildlife management areas.

Regional Scorecard - Southeast
Acres Protected: 883,422
Fair Market Value: $1,589,493,052
Acquisition Cost: $1,081,483,108
Total Acres Conserved Since 1985: 883,422
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Mary and Nelson James at the Raleigh Farmer's Market
Resourceful Communities and Family Farms

In North Carolina, farm families such as Mary and Nelson James have joined with the Fund's Resourceful Communities Program to cherish traditions, save farmland and sustain their community for future generations.
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