Establish or enhance 5,700 acres of longleaf pine to improve habitat for the Louisiana pine snake and red-cockaded woodpecker in west-central Louisiana, anchored by Fort Polk and Kisatchie National Forest. Project will provide financial assistance to plant new longleaf forests and enhance existing longleaf habitat with prescribed fire, as well as support landowner outreach and technical assistance through field days and development of forest management plans.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Longleaf Stewardship Fund
Project Title: Enhancing Longleaf Habitat in West-Central Louisiana through Planting, Prescribed Fire, and Outreach
Organization:
National Wild Turkey Federation, Inc.
Project ID:
1903.20.067255
Description:
Award Amount:
$300000.00
Location:
Sabine, Natchitoches, Rapides, Vernon, Beauregard, and Allen parishes, Louisiana