Southern pine beetle found west of Mississippi River
Significant numbers of southern pine beetles (SPB) in the Feliciana parishes captured in spring traps set by the Louisiana Department of...
Kountz tree farm's diversity is a winner
A summer walk through Bryant Kountz’s tree farm in the community of Reeves near Kinder offers some unexpected delights. Sure, you’ll...
I miss my paper grocery bag
That’s right. I’d like to trade that mountain of flimsy plastic for six good strong paper bags. Walking in the grocery with bags full of...
Burning forest was controversial at first
The history of fire in Southern forests is a long and vexing one. Setting fire to the woods has been a common practice in the South....
When fire is essential
Fire good. Not only is that a line from Frankenstein’s monster, portrayed by Boris Karloff in the 1931 movie, but it’s also the opinion...
Following his own form, function
Form follows function in the engineering world, which doesn’t mean what they create is attractive, Johnny Green says, but during his...
