Barataria-Terrebonne Estuary Foundation

The mission of the Barataria-Terrebonne Estuary Foundation (BTEF) is to involve a representation of a broad base of people to support the Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program (BTNEP). This includes supporting the mission of stewardship of the cultural, economic and ecological resources of the Barataria and Terrebonne Basins. Formed in 1995, the Foundation is the fund-raising fiscal agent that seeks to support the mission and action plans of BTNEP.

VISIT THE BTNEP web site (www.btnep.org) for a great tour of south Louisiana and the many great environmental and educational projects we help with in our daily activities.

The Barataria-Terrebonne Estuary System (BTES) is a biologically rich and productive ecosystem encompassing 4.1 million acres of upland forests, swamps, marches, bayous, bays and barrier islands, bound on the west by the Atchafalaya River and on the east by the Mississippi River in south Louisiana. Sixteen parishes fall within its boundaries. Those parishes include Ascension, Assumption, Iberville, Jefferson, Lafourche, Plaquemines, Pointe Coupee, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Mary, Terrebonne, West Baton Rouge and only small portions of Iberia, St. Martin, and Orleans.Restoring and protecting the BTES is a long-term and complex endeavor, and your assistance is vital. BTNEP receives some federal funds through Section 320 of the EPS's Clean Water Act, but so much more is needed in order to successfully implement the comprehensive plan for restoring and protecting our national estuary.