 The unique "Iris nelsonii" species can only be found in the Turkey Island Swamp in Vermillion Parish, Louisiana—property that is privately owned.Amity Bass and Chris Reid are two botanists that are currently involved in the protection and conservation of the species in Louisiana.They have been involved in surveying the privately owned property where the endemic plant resides, and are currently in the process of transplanting some of the rhizomes to replant in a neighboring state park.