Ray Herndon Jr.
Vice President, Lower Mississippi and Gulf Coast Region, Conservation Acquisition
Ray has a proven track record of conservation acquisition results for over 20 years. He has delivered all aspects of conservation projects including partnership identification, outreach and support; identifying and securing project funding; and completion of land and water conservation transactions. Having the lead responsibility for conservation acquisition work within the Lower Mississippi and Gulf Coast geography, Ray maintains relationships with key partners and guides the organization’s delivery of regional conservation priorities. Previously, he worked with the Land Trust Alliance, and spent several years in the commercial banking sector.Through his career, Ray has also served on the North American Wetlands Conservation Council Staff, as Chair of the Partnership for Gulf Coast Land Conservation, the Management Board of the Lower Mississippi Valley Joint Venture, the Weeks Bay Foundation and the Coastal Land Trust.
Contact: rherndon@conservationfund.org Phone: 985-674-3332 Office: Louisiana
Projects
Gulf Coast Oil Spill Restoration Funding Supports Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge
Preserving and restoring the Gulf Coast’s vulnerable ecosystem has been a top priority for us in Alabama and nearby...
Live Oak Farm
Rice is a staple of any Cajun kitchen, and it’s just as important to Louisiana’s economy as well. As...
Gulf Coast Conservation Vision Plan
The Gulf of Mexico, with its five bordering states—Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas—is a place of rich human...
Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Located about 40 miles south of Mobile, Alabama, Weeks Bay NERR encompasses more than 6,500 acres—of which nearly 5,000...
Ouachita National Forest
The Ouachita National Forest covers 1.8 million acres across Oklahoma and Arkansas. This beautiful forest has mountains, lakes, rivers and trails open...
Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area
Louisiana’s coastal wetlands are an amazing resource. They provide a buffer from devastating coastal storms, absorbing heavy rains that...
Green Infrastructure Plan for Louisiana Wildlife Management Areas
More than two million people live in Louisiana’s coastal areas, which generate nearly $120 billion in business every year...
Joyce Wildlife Management Area
For more than two decades, the Fund has been working to protect and restore Louisiana’s coastal wetland and associated upland habitats, like...
Holt Collier National Wildlife Refuge
In 1902, legendary African-American guide Holt Collier led President Theodore Roosevelt and his entourage through the canebrakes and virgin...
Big Rivers Wildlife Management Area and State Forest
At the confluence of the Ohio and Tradewater Rivers in Union County along Kentucky’s border with Illinois, is the...
Conservation Acquisition
