Restoring the Earth in the Lower Mississippi River Basin
Baldcypress was the historically dominant canopy tree species in the lower Mississippi river basin in the swamp forests of Louisiana prior to extensive clear-cutting in the 1800’s and early 1900’s. The project restored 1,552 acres of degraded baldcypress swamp forest habitat in the Salvador Wildlife Management Area adjacent to Lake Salvador on Louisiana’s coast. In collaboration with Restore the Earth Foundation, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, and EcoRestore, this project resulted in the reestablishment of approximately 1.2M native trees to the area.
This project is developed by Climate Forward under the standards of Climate Action Reserve.
