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Louisiana Wildlife Management

High waters at Upper Ouachita NWR

Upper Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge. Photo by finchlake2000/Flickr

More than two million people live in Louisiana’s coastal areas, which generate nearly $120 billion in business every year through energy development, fisheries, ports and more. All  this activity has impacted the coast. We’ve drained and leveed waters, wiping out wetlands and altering the natural water flow in ways that make this region vulnerable to storms. Based on our conservation work in Louisiana—where we’ve protected more than 200,000 acres—we were invited to assist the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to think strategically about how to manage its remaining natural resources for wildlife.

The Plan

With our skills in strategic conservation, real estate acquisition, plan implementation and mapping, we helped the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries create a “master plan” for the state’s wildlife management areas and refuges. Together, we:

  • Inventoried and evaluated wildlife management areas (WMAs) and refuges.
  • Documented research potential among WMAs/refuges.
  • Evaluated capacity of existing conservation programs and partnerships.
  • Assessed expansion of WMAs/refuges and functional wildlife corridors.
  • Provided a green infrastructure network to inform LA DWF decision-makers. 
  • Developed a comprehensive implementation strategy. 
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CONTACT

Ray Herndon
Ray Herndon Mandeville, LA
(985) 674-3332
rherndon@conservationfund.org

Ray Herndon directs our Lower Mississippi work, with special emphasis on conserving and restoring coastal wetlands and forested floodplains. Ray has been with The Conservation Fund since 2000. He holds an M.S. from Johns Hopkins University and a B.A. and M.A. from Washington College in Maryland.

 

Will Allen
Will Allen Chapel Hill, NC
(919) 967-2248
wallen@conservationfund.org

Director of Strategic Conservation Planning Will Allen helps metropolitan areas, rural communities, nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and the military identify and protect our most important lands.  He holds a B.A. in Urban Studies from Stanford University and an M.R.P. in City and Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 

Ole Amundsen
Ole Amundsen Ithaca, NY
(607) 277-0999
oamundsen@conservationfund.org

Strategic Conservation Program Manager Ole Amundsen helps land trusts and communities achieve conservation priorities through robust planning. He holds an M.C.P. in City Planning and Environmental Policy from the Massachusetts Institute  of Technology and a B.A. in Government from Colby College.