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An inventory of wildflowers identified at Vista Farm

Counting Caterpillars

Counting Caterpillars

Oct 15, 2024

We have a special affinity for large, beautiful swallowtails and want to see their population thrive. When we acquired Vista...

Grass Is Everywhere

Grass Is Everywhere

Jun 19, 2024

As I ride around in my new Honda Pioneer, looking for critters and new blossoms, tall grass in myriad varieties...

Links To All Posts

Links To All Posts

Oct 29, 2023

We’ve posted quite a bit since 2019 and not all the titles appear on the About page. Here they are. Enjoy!

Building An All-Native Wildflower Habitat

Building An All-Native Wildflower Habitat

Oct 14, 2023

Building a new pollinator habitat of all native wildflowers with funding from the NRCS Conservation Stewardship Program.

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.

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...

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...

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