MISSION STATEMENT
​​LMNGBR mission for the Local Conservation Heroes Project is to record, preserve,
and present the stories of people who have demonstrated dedication to the conservation of nature in
the Greater Baton Rouge and surrounding area in order to expand the public’s understanding of past
conservation efforts and inspire sustainable practices to protect nature for the future.
Bob Dillemuth
​​Interview conducted by Janie Braud
Topics:  LSU Recycling Program, East Baton Rouge Parish Recycling Program, Hilltop Arboretum, Louisiana Native Plant Society
Charles Allen, Botanist, Plant Taxonomist, Retired Professor, Author, and Conservationist
​​Interview conducted by Katherine Gividen
Topics:  Conservation Work, Conservation Education, Cajun Prairie Habitat Restoration
Charlie Fryling, LSU Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture
​​Interview conducted by Janie Braud
Topics:  Atchafalaya Basin, Sierra Club, Audubon Society
Gus Kinchen Trail Project
Interviews conducted by Patricia Mann      
Jane Patterson
​​Interview conducted by Janie Braud
Topic:  Baton Rouge Audubon Society, Kids Who Bird Club, Amite River Wildlife Refuge
John Hough
​​Interview conducted by Janie Braud
Topic:  LSU Ag Center, Burden Gardens and Museum.
Ted Jack, former Assistant  Superintendent of BREC
Interview conducted by Colleen Buras
Topics:  BREC Conservation, including Bluebonnet Swamp and Blackwater Conservation Area