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Wide variety of old-growth ecosystems across the US makes their conservation a complex challenge
In an old-growth longleaf pine savanna, the absurdly long pine needles sing in the wind. Once considered forests, these ...
Want to know if wetlands, so important to the environment, are healthy? Look to the birds.
Over the last 20 years, wetlands have been losing their most ardent advocates, especially in states like Minnesota, South ...
New Orleans CityBusiness1d
For sport or food, love of birds is saving grace for America’s wetlands
The love of birds, for sport and food, has been the saving grace of the swamps, marshes and shallow lakes along the ...
Shreveport Times1d
From plants to animals, these invasive species are in Louisiana. What problems do they pose?
Louisiana has become home to numerous invasive species, some of them wreaking havoc on the state's environment. Here are the ...
Wisconsin Watch1d
A new era dawns for America’s disappearing wetlands as feds retreat from oversight
The Trump administration is proposing to take a big step back from how many wetlands it protects. Conservationists warn about the effects.
Louisiana residents should look out for stinging caterpillars falling from trees
The National Park Service is cutting off access to Cleetwood Cove Trail, the most heavily used trail at Crater Lake National ...
WWNO2d
‘A living laboratory’: An accidental delta taught Louisiana scientists how to rebuild wetlands
While the science is clear – wetlands have lots of benefits and we know how to build more of them – the future is not. The ...
New Orleans CityBusiness2d
Scientific dispute over using sewage to restore Louisiana’s wetlands turns political
Opposing views among environmental groups and coastal scientists in Louisiana have spurred intense debates over the use of ...
The Lens2d
Wetlands protections built an industry for mitigation banking. Rollbacks could erode it.
In the wake of federal rollbacks, states are now choosing whether to further degrade or expand wetlands protections. Some conservationists fear that a loss of protections will increase the price of ...