AEP, The Conservation Fund and U.S. Department of the Interior acquire delta land for reforestation and habitat restoration

American Electric Power, The Conservation Fund and the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish & Wildlife Service have joined forces to acquire, protect and restore a bottomland hardwood forest on 18,372 acres near Catahoula Lake in east central Louisiana, a major haven for migratory birds in the Mississippi delta.

• The Conservation Fund acquired 18,372 acres from Tensas Delta Land Co. The Conservation Fund, in turn, conveyed 10,257 acres to AEP for $3.2 million and 8,115 acres to the USFWS for $1.5 million from the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund, which provides federal funding for land acquisitions.
• AEP restored bottomland hardwood habitat by planting native trees on its property and a portion of the property owned by the USFWS.
• The entire 18,372 acres is managed by the USFWS as part of Catahoula National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), one of 21 refuges in Louisiana, for the benefit of migratory birds, turkey, white-tailed deer and other wildlife.

• FEDERAL FISH AND WILDLIFE AGENCY PRESENTS
  CONSERVATION AWARD TO AEP FOR REFORESTATION PROJECT
  The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's (USFWS) Southeast Regional director today presented a conservation award to American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) for the company's 10,257-acre reforestation project near Catahoula National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in Louisiana.(8/14/01)
  
• AEP, CONSERVATION FUND AND INTERIOR ACQUIRE
  DELTA LAND, BEGIN REFORESTATION AND HABITAT RESTORATION
  American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), The Conservation Fund and the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) have joined forces to acquire, protect and restore a bottomland hardwood forest on 18,372 acres near Catahoula Lake in east central Louisiana, a major haven for migratory birds in the Mississippi delta. (6/27/01)

View a map of the Catahoula Reforestation Project area