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    Weather Conditions & Species Sightings in 2020

    Weather Conditions & Species Sightings in 2020

    Feb 8, 2020

    At Vista Farm the weather conditions affect everything. If it's stormy the animals hide; if it's cold the plants are...

    Fall at Vista Farm

    Fall at Vista Farm

    Oct 24, 2019

    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?

    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...

    Three New Muscovy Ducklings

    Three New Muscovy Ducklings

    Aug 29, 2019

    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 Muscovys Live at the Pond

    Aug 19, 2019

    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

    Field Trip to Lake D’Arbonne State Park

    Aug 16, 2019

    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

    Vista Farm, A 30-acre Protected Flatwood

    Aug 13, 2019

    This is the story of Vista Farm, a 30-acre flatwood (pine savanna) in southeastern Louisiana where native plants and small...

    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...

    The Ecosystems at Vista Farm, a Small-Wildlife Habitat

    The Ecosystems at Vista Farm, a Small-Wildlife Habitat

    Aug 8, 2019

    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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