Bayou-Diversity

That an old, time-marred box turtle in my hand today could be the same one held by my great grandfather on the edge of this swamp a hundred years ago…

Nothing can brighten a gray winter day faster than a splash of crimson cardinals or goldfinches gathered at a window side bird feeder. The popularity of…

Seemingly unrelated political decisions often impact wildlife resources and lead to a cascade of unanticipated events in the most unlikely of places. That…

Except for coastal marshlands and tallgrass prairies of the southwest, Louisiana was historically a world of forests. Virgin stands of longleaf pine in…

The award for the Louisiana bird with the most misleading name should be conferred on the common nighthawk, also known as the bullbat. No part of these…

Boys are impressionable creatures. They hone in on pronouncements that combine adventure and danger. Such was my experience many years ago when I was…

Louisiana. Across the country we are known for our moss-draped cypress trees, slow meandering bayous, antebellum homes, spicy cooking... and litter. In…

That humans are increasingly impacting the natural world is beyond question. Our influence often comes by way of odd and sinuous paths. Consider that the…

Here on this property where we live and that we call Heartwood, there is an unwritten game law. It is "thou shall not hunt within a quarter-mile of the…

Even the most nature-deprived urban dwellers among us are aware of the basic concept of bird migration. They know that some types of birds fly north in…