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Article: TEXACO AND THE NATURE CONSERVANCY OF LOUISIANA JOIN TOGETHER TO CREATE CYPRESS ISLAND PRESERVE
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- October 7, 1993
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LAFAYETTE, La. Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Texaco announced today it has donated nearly 3,000 acres of picturesque hardwood forest and cypress tupelo gum swamp in the heart of Acadiana to The Nature Conservancy of Louisiana.
Texaco's gift provides protection for one of the world's most significant wading bird nesting colonies and is an important step toward establishing a long range management plan for public use of the property, known as Cypress Island Preserve.
The establishment of Cypress Island Preserve was announced at a dedication ceremony today at Vermilionville by William F. Wallace, vice president of Texaco Exploration and Production Inc.'s Eastern Region, and ...