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  • Connections are a common theme on this program. We've talked about broad connections such as those linking clean water to healthy fish, wildlife, and…
  • Deep in the D'Arbonne Swamp just on the bayou side of Wolf Brake a giant, forked willow oak split at the confluence of the two trunks and crashed to the…
  • At the turn of the 20th century, Louisiana's vast natural resources in the form of virgin forests and teeming wildlife were besieged by commercial…
  • With the arrival of spring and summer approaching, the likelihood of crossing paths with young birds that appear to be in distress rises. While the…
  • In the realm of commercial forestry, trees with holes are undesirable. They take up space where more valuable, sound trees can grow. For that reason…
  • Alligators did not welcome the recent spate of cold weather. The least-known aspect of alligator life history involves their behavior during the winter,…
  • Have you ever wondered why the bony appendages on a cow are called horns while those on a deer are called antlers? Find out why and learn more about…
  • A Louisiana professor is in heady company, honored by having one of three newly identified species of snakes from the Galapagos Islands named after…
  • About a hundred yards north of my house in the dense woods, the remnants of an old fence can be seen running north-south over a sandy-clay hill on the…
  • Grapes are woody vines that climb with tendrils in search of sunlight. About twenty species of native grapes are found in the eastern United States in a…