For kicks, I used Chat GPT for the first time to ask this question: What are the best practices for restoring coastal prairie along the Gulf Coast? ChatGPT replied: Restoring coastal prairie along the Gulf Coast involves a multi-faceted approach that considers the unique characteristics of the ecosystem and the challenges it faces. Here are…
Month: July 2024
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Restoration Stories
No ecosystem can ever be restored to the way it was. That is the widely held opinion of restoration ecologists. Once the fragile relationships between plant and animal species and the soil they live on are severed, it may not be possible to restore and optimize them all in our lifetime. That is because these…
The Ecology of the Prairie
If you drive down a country road in Southwest Louisiana, you might not even notice the prairies all around you. Unless you have studied the plants, animals, water, and soil of prairies, you probably would not think it is that interesting unless a showy wildflower is in bloom or flitting butterflies get your attention. If…
The Restoration Decision
The decision to go in a new direction with this land was not simple. People like me and my siblings who inherit land but never grew up on it are often in a quandary as to what to do with these generous gifts from our parents. What ends up happening with it is often dependent…
The Baudoin Prairie
Before great-grandpa Gerard died in 1935 at the age of 651 , he had already allocated his property to his six children. He must have owned over 600 acres when he died. When I asked how he came to own so much land, a relative said she heard talk that he would lend people money with…
Weifenbach/Burgard 3-acre prairie in St. Landry Parish
Dona Weifenbach and Neil Burgard’s prairie was not the realization of a lifelong dream of creating native habitat. It was a serendipitous outcome born of their desire for a bigger buffer from possible development on adjacent properties. The quiet country life was always appealing to them. Their life together had begun in the early 1980s…
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