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In the spring of 2008, Bishop Noland Episcopal Day School student Tanner Hofer entered an essay contest sponsored by America’s Wetland Foundation. He described his family’s move from Oregon to Louisiana, and his new appreciation of the wetlands. Tanner won first place—and a Wetlands Project …

Whether you’re in your kitchen or enjoying the great outdoors, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reminds us that there are some food safety principles that remain constant. The first is, “Keep hot foods hot and cold foods cold.” Meat and poultry products may contain bacteria that cause food-borne …

Garage sale season is in full swing. I, for one, love yard sales (you know what they say: One man’s trash is another man’s treasure!). But they’re a lot of work if you’re running one: sorting, tagging, getting up at the crack of dawn to set it all out, fighting off the early birds who’ve been …

Enjoying fresh Louisiana berries is a treat many people look forward to each year. Blueberries provide important nutrients that make them a healthful choice to enjoy at meals or as snacks, said LSU AgCenter nutritionist Beth Reames.

Sulphur resident Geoff Russell wanted to help create a beautiful and beneficial garden in the city of Sulphur.  He envisioned volunteers tending to the garden, which would promote education, art and service to others.  So in September of 2008, he presented a proposal to the …

There’s an old saying that “everything old is new again,” and so it has always been with herbal medicine. For centuries, native populations have known that certain plants and roots have incredible healing properties. Phytotherapy — the use of medicinal plants to heal and restore balance — is an …

Sometime during the fall of 2009, childhood friends Eric Stevens and Craig Crawford, along with three other friends, embarked on a boat ride along Contraband Bayou. The group was looking forward to a relaxing ride on the water and enjoying the plants and wildlife that thrive on that bayou.“Most of …

The Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) Louisiana is a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of Louisiana’s marine and animal life.  Founded in 1983, CCA Louisiana is a state chapter of the Coastal Conservation Association.  In 1984, shortly after CCA Louisiana was …

April 22, 2010 marks the 40-year anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement. Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson, then a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, proposed the first nationwide environmental protest “to shake up the political establishment” and force the issue onto the …