 The state funding provided the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries with the means to build the exhibit in the Palmetto Island State Park.The remaining conservation concern is centered on the privately owned Turkey Island Swamp, and the importance of conserving and maintaining "Iris nelsonii" 's natural habitat.With the permission of the land owners, surveys of the swamp are ongoing, with the understanding that, if the swamp habitat is compromised, the endemic Louisiana species will be wiped away.