LEAF Center at Hodges Gardens

LEAF Center Mission Statement:  The Louisiana Ecological Forestry Center strives to promote conservation of a diverse ecosystem dominated by longleaf pine through restoration, enhancement, and education.
LEAF Center Vision:  The Louisiana Ecological Forestry Center will be nationally recognized for a diverse ecosystem dominated by longleaf pine and a source for ecological forestry knowledge.
Hodges Gardens closed in 2017 and the LEAF Center took the stage as a conservation focused organization that is busy changing the landscape to a longleaf pine dominant ecosystem.  We promote the existing longleaf pine and replant to longleaf pine, improve the wildlife habitat, and we create opportunities for conservation focused education to everyone who visits the Center.  Professionals, landowners, outdoorsmen, colleges, and neighbors gain knowledge and insight to sustainable forestry methods while promoting clean water and a healthy habitat in their visit to the LEAF Center.