The recipient entity's physical address:
           1500 Woodland Highway
Suite A
Belle Chasse, LA 70037

The recipient entity's mailing address (if different):
           Woodlands Conservancy
P.O. Box 7028
Belle Chasse, LA 70037

Type of Entity (for instance, a nonprofit corporation):  Non-Profit Corporation

If the entity is a corporation, list the names of the incorporators:
          Catherine Keaton-Brasted
Tom Arnold
Anne Owens
Benny Rousselle
Ed Theriot
David Muth

The last four digits of the entity's taxpayer ID number:  6708

What is the dollar amount of the request?  $50,000

What type of request is this?  Both

Is this entity in good standing with the Secretary of State?  Yes

Provide the name of each member of the recipient entity's governing board and officers:
           BOARD

Lee Dupont, President
12805 Patterson Road
New Orleans, Louisiana 70131

Amy Barton, Vice President
7714 Dominican Street
New Orleans, LA 70118

Shanon A. Campbell, Secretary
1203 Taylor Street
Kenner, LA 70062

Rob Salus, Treasurer
3518 Rue Michelle
New Orleans, Louisiana 70131

Stephanie Bell
3639 Nashville Ave
New Orleans LA 70125-4341

Dan Dreiling
43 English Turn Drive
New Orleans, Louisiana 70131

Terry M. Haggard
5879 Vicksburg Street
New Orleans, LA 7012 4

Bob Lemon, II
42 Forest Oak s Drive
New Orleans, Louisiana 70131

Jessie Smith
820 Saint Ann St, Unit B
New Orleans, LA 70116-3029

STAFF
Katie Brasted, Executive Director
11900 Willow Drive
New Orleans, LA 70131

Todd Benkart, Field Biologist
1417 Pauline Street
New Orleans, LA 70117

Gina Checchio, Volunteer Coordinator
c/0 Woodlands Conservancy
1500 Woodland Highway
Belle Chasse, LA 70037

Provide a summary of the project or program:
           Project ID #563522 and FP&C Project Number 50-NDA-19-02 for $50,000 that was authorized for General Funds in Act 20 of 2019. This funding will provide the balance of the $218,900 needed to complete ADA Restroom Building Construction & Site Improvement in District 105 at Woodlands Trail.

Project ID #563523, Coastal Forest Center, that was included for $2,500,000 as a Priority 5 in the previous session is being resubmitted for $1,827,967 to provide the funds necessary to complete the Coastal Forest Center in one of our regions last remaining coastal wetland forests, the Delacroix Preserve. The Delacroix Preserve is comprised of five properties totaling 190 acres of coastal forested wetlands. Constructing the Coastal Forest Center in a Metropolitan area will serve to increase awareness of Louisiana's wetland issues while serving to expand research and learning opportunities that will support the goals of the State Master Plan for a Sustainable Coast.

What is the budget relative to the project for which funding is requested?:
          Salaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . $0
          Professional Services. . . $0
          Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . $0
          Acquisitions . . . . . . . . . $0
          Major Repairs . . . . . . . $0
          Operating Services. . . . $0
          Other Charges. . . . . . . $0

Does your organization have any outstanding audit issues or findings?  No

If 'Yes' is your organization working with the appropriate governmental agencies to resolve those issues or findings?
          Yes

What is the entity's public purpose, sought to be achieved through the use of state monies?
          Project 56352 Bathroom Construction & Site Improvements
The Woodlands Trail site receives over 10,000 visitors per year. The site provides over 12 miles of trails that are open to the public. Interpretive signage is scattered throughout the site to educate others of the function and value of wetlands, impacts from invasive species, and other issues related to wetland loss and restoration strategies.

Project ID 563523, Coastal Forest Center
Louisiana has lost 80% of its presettlement forested wetlands to development. The few remaining forested areas serve a vital function as a natural sponge to absorb storm water, a windbreak to protect the surrounding residences and businesses during storm events and vital habitat for resident wildlife and migratory birds. The value of this habitat for migratory birds, as a hurricane and storm buffer, and as a recreational outlet, make it imperative that we continue our efforts to preserve, restore, and enhance forested wetlands. As a land trust, Woodlands Conservancy was successful in acquiring five properties totaling 190 acres of coastal forested wetlands in Orleans Parish in 2012.

As the state move forward in implementing coastal restoration strategies, it is critical to educate the public and cultivate support not only for comprehensive coastal restoration work, but also for the restoration and preservation of the remaining coastal forests in our region. With the only living research laboratory and outdoor classroom in the 7-parish New Orleans metropolitan area, Woodlands Conservancy’s Coastal Forest Center will deliver programs designed to educate the current generation of adults as well as the rising generation of young people.
The impact of these education programs will be enhanced tremendously by locating the Coastal Forest Center at Delacroix Preserve and immersing people in an authentic forested wetlands environment, rather than in a fabricated museum environment far removed from the wetlands. Woodlands Conservancy implements the Seeds to Saplings Environmental Education Program with fourth grade students in both Orleans and Plaquemines Parish. Additionally, we currently utilize the Delacroix Preserve for monthly bird banding research that is part of a regional and national database that tracks migratory birds. It is also used by middle and high school students who are engaged in citizen science activities and STEM activities through the LSU Coastal Roots program. The opportunity to utilize Delacroix Preserve for Service Learning Activities will provide the opportunity for the program to expand to additional classrooms. It will provide increased opportunities for middle school and high school students to be involved in STEM activities through their engagement with restoration activities. It will provide a physical site for our local university interns to utilize as their base of operation for coastal forest research activities.

What are the goals and objectives for achieving such purpose?
          Project 56352 Bathroom Construction & Site Improvements
Construct accessibility features
Security
Lighting
Signage

Project ID 563523, Coastal Forest Center
Complete final design and construction of the Coastal Forest Center in one of our region's last coastal forested wetlands just 20 minutes from New Orleans CBD.

What is the proposed length of time estimated by the entity to accomplish the purpose?
           4 months; 12-18 months

If any elected or appointed state official or an immediate family member of such an official is an officer, director, trustee, or employee of the recipient entity who receives compensation or holds any ownership interest therein:
     (a) If an elected or appointed state official, the name and address of the official and the office held by such person:
                 N/A
    
     (b) If an immediate family member of an elected or appointed state official, the name and address of such person; the name, address, and office of the official to whom the person is related; and the nature of the relationship:
                 N/A

     (c) The percentage of the official's or immediate family member's ownership interest in the recipient entity, if any:
                 N/A

     (d) The position, if any, held by the official or immediate family member in the recipient entity:
                  N/A

If the recipient entity has a contract with any elected or appointed state official or an immediate family member of such an official or with the state or any political subdivision of the state:
(a) If the contract is with an elected or appointed state official, provide the name and address of the official and the office held by such person: 
               N/A

(b) If the contract is with an immediate family member of an elected or appointed state official:
          Provide the name and address of such person:
               N/A

          Provide the name, address, and office of the official to whom the person is related:
                N/A

          What is the nature of the relationship?  N/A

(c) If the contract is with the state or a political subdivision of the state, provide the name and address of the state entity or political subdivision of the state:
                 N/A

(d) The nature of the contract, including a description of the goods or services provided or to be provided pursuant to the contract:
               N/A


Contact Information
name:  Katie Brasted 
                                       address:  Woodlands Conservancy
1500 Woodland Highway
Suite A
Belle Chasse, LA 70037
                                       phone:  5044334000
                                       fax:  N/A
                                       e-mail:  katie@woodlandsconservancy.org
                                       relationship to entity:  Executive Director