Conservation along the gulf coast affects Louisiana residents in myriad of ways.
Our Mission
The Louisiana gulf coast is unique in the world, a wondrous and rich ecosystem that offers a stage for human industry, such as fishing, while also providing vital ecological benefits. The wetlands play a crucial role in providing a resting place for migratory species and natural flood control. Conservation is a complex process, best achieved through collaboration. At Gulf Coast Preservation, we partner with local residents, businesses, educators, scientists and other non-profits to restore and monitor the Louisiana wetlands with a primary focus on re-planting indigenous trees, including the bald cypress, gum tree, live oak and pine trees.
““To love a swamp, however, is to love what is muted and marginal, what exists in the shadows, what shoulders its way out of mud and scurries along the damp edges of what is most commonly praised. And sometimes its invisibility is a blessing. Swamps and bogs are places of transition and wild growth, breeding grounds, experimental labs where organisms and ideas have the luxury of being out of the spotlight, where the imagination can mutate and mate, send tendrils into and out of the water.” ”