DeRidder tree farm a Giltner family legacy
A fortuitous combination of family inspiration, education and hands-on dedication has led to George Giltner’s selection this year as the...
Billingsly Scholarship established
Lynn Billingsley is a Florida girl, a self-described “city girl,” really. But the retired teacher has established a forestry scholarship...
LSU working on way to kill hogs humanely
Only two kinds of forestland exist in Louisiana ... one that has feral hogs and the other that will soon have feral hogs. The search for...
Forestry in urban setting equally beneficial
Forests provide much to Louisiana’s rural landscape, with clear benefits of improved water quality, wonderful habitat for wildlife and...
Bald cypress a Louisiana icon
If there is an icon of Louisiana, it is the Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum). It is as Louisiana as pirogues, crawfish or a fais do do...
Asian giant hornet lookalikes concern some
Many memorable things happened in 2020: Australian bushfires, COVID-19 pandemic, teleworking, wearing masks, the race to create a...