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Weather Conditions & Species Sightings in 2022

Weather Conditions & Species Sightings in 2022

Jan 10, 2022

December 30, 2022 -- After last week's Arctic freeze it's warmed up to a normal 60ish, but torrential rain made...

Caught on Camera

Caught on Camera

May 28, 2021

Ever wonder what happens when your not there? Set up a game camera and find out. A White Tail Deer...

How To Build a Floating Boat Dock

How To Build a Floating Boat Dock

May 24, 2021

We needed a floating boat dock and fishing pier at the pond and around the Captain's junkyard we located twenty...

Sometimes a Tree Just Falls

Sometimes a Tree Just Falls

May 11, 2021

Sometimes trees fall for what seems like no reason.

How To Set up A Wood Duck Nest Box

How To Set up A Wood Duck Nest Box

Mar 8, 2021

A pair of beautiful Wood Ducks appeared on the pond at Vista Farm a month or so ago. They are...

A Bug Condo in the Meadow

A Bug Condo in the Meadow

Mar 8, 2021

The health of an ecosystem depends on a large and diverse population of pollinators. We have plenty of them at...

Vista Farm, A Certified Wildlife Habitat

Vista Farm, A Certified Wildlife Habitat

Dec 10, 2020

Vista Farm is pleased to announce its designation as a Certified Wildlife Habitat by the National Wildlife Federation. Yeah! This...

Native Louisiana Plants at Vista Farm

Native Louisiana Plants at Vista Farm

Jun 8, 2020

A list of native Louisiana plants identified at Vista Farm.

Loblolly or Slash–Which Pine Is It?

Loblolly or Slash–Which Pine Is It?

Sep 7, 2019

The USA is loaded with forests—national forests, state forests, private land companies with millions of acres of forest, but what...

Dirt and Germs!

Dirt and Germs!

Aug 12, 2019

At Vista Farm we recycle all the stuff we used to put down the disposal to make rich, organic soil...

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