Fall at Vista Farm
Fall might be my favorite time of the year at Vista Farm. After a sweltering South Louisiana summer, the cool...
Loblolly or Slash–Which Pine Is It?
The USA is loaded with forests—national forests, state forests, private land companies with millions of acres of forest, but what...
Three New Muscovy Ducklings
Mama Muscovy laid a dozen eggs on the floor of an old raggedy jeep at Vista Farm. In spite of...
Wild Muscovys Live at the Pond
Wild Muscovy ducks, Cairina moschata, appeared at the Pond some years ago—seven of them as I remember. Males and females....
Field Trip to Lake D’Arbonne State Park
We were up in north Louisiana over last weekend to check on some property and decided that instead of staying...
Vista Farm, A 30-acre Protected Flatwood
This is the story of Vista Farm, a 30-acre flatwood (pine savanna) in southeastern Louisiana where native plants and small...
Dirt and Germs!
At Vista Farm we recycle all the stuff we used to put down the disposal to make rich, organic soil...
The Ecosystems at Vista Farm, a Small-Wildlife Habitat
Vista Farm is a thirty-acre tract of flatwood (pine savanna) land in Madisonville, Louisiana, with four distinct ecosystems each with...
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