Louisiana's abundant cypress swamps offer beautiful vistas and provide important
habitat for many species of fish and wildlife including bald eagles. Similar to
other marsh and swamp habitats in the Louisiana coastal zone, cypress forests are
disappearing because of factors such as subsidence, hydrologic alteration, and development
pressures such as road construction, flood protection and logging. Cypress trees
are long-lived species that grow and regenerate very slowly. Some of the restoration
efforts in the LCA Plan are focused on swamp health to improve the quantity and
quality of these special wetland forests.
Learn more about the LCA Ecosystem Restoration Program
Explore the LCA Projects