The Nature Conservancy maintains forty acres on Dorcheat Bayou donated by James W. Bransford, who also pledged to designate another one thousand acres in the future. The preserve is not open to the public.<ref>{{cite web|url= | The Nature Conservancy maintains forty acres on Dorcheat Bayou donated by James W. Bransford, who also pledged to designate another one thousand acres in the future. The preserve is not open to the public.<ref>{{cite web|url= |