Restoring Louisiana’s Shoreline, One Glass Bottle at a Time
Louisiana’s shoreline is rapidly eroding due to sea level rise and extreme weather fueled by climate change. But a New Orleans glass recycling initiative, Glass …
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Biologists Say Tighter Redfish Limits Needed
Louisiana state biologists are calling for tighter catch limits on redfish as they unveiled a new assessment showing worrying declines in their numbers, bearing out …
Signs of BP’s Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Persist Over a Decade Later
Fiddler crabs build their burrows in beaches and the muck of saltwater wetlands. Usually, those holes serve as the crabs’ home and provide each crustacean …
After Hurricane Ida, the Map of Louisiana May Never Look the Same Again
The bayou continues to get hammered by hurricanes and global climate change Satellite images of Louisiana taken before and after Hurricane Ida show a dramatically …
Who owns Louisiana land after it washes away?
Louisiana’s continual land loss has created a monumental legal headache: When privately owned land vanishes under the water, who does it belong to? Private landowners …
Fly Fishing for Monster Redfish in Louisiana!
Join Brian Flechsig of Mad River Outfitters as he travels to the southernmost point in Louisiana to fly fish for monster redfish in the bayou!
Destroying a Way of Life to Save Louisiana
An incredible story from the NY Times about the world’s largest environmental engineering project: the 50-year, $50 billion Coastal Master Plan, developed by the state …
Last Call From The Bayou
During last week’s redfish edition of Conservation From The Couch, the subject of land loss in the Delta was front and center. Last Call For …
Mending Coastal Marshes
Martin Ecosystems give recycled plastic bottles a new life as artificial islands on the Louisiana coastline. Like barrier islands, floating breakwaters lessen the impacts of wind …
Capturing Louisiana’s Disappearing Wetlands
Photographer Ben Depp’s quest to chronicle the disappearance of Louisiana’s wetlands is beautifully documented in this film, “On a Wing and a Prayer.”