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The Smithsonian is displaying brown pelican eggs from Louisiana. Here's the details.
14+ hour, 20+ min ago (410+ words) The interactive multimedia experience "Connected by Nature," a series of dynamic, projected map animations, encourages visitors to explore how the United States is interconnected across geographic boundaries through shared natural features. The experience is displayed at'the Smithsonian's National Museum of…...
Did Carencro's name originate from a legend about an extinct animal's carcass? Here's the story.
1+ week, 5+ day ago (735+ words) In 1802, Spanish commandant Martin Duralde shared the story of a dead elephant carcass swarmed by vultures in southwest Louisiana with Indian agent John Sibley, who passed it on to the American Philosophical Society. The society published the story in 1809 and…...
New Orleans' Thomas Dollbaum roams Florida backroads and fields on 'Birds of Paradise"
2+ week, 5+ day ago (750+ words) The natural world figures in a lot across Thomas Dollbaum's "Birds of Paradise." The New Orleans-based singer-songwriter grew up about 20 minutes north of Tampa, Florida, in a place where the rural starts to overtake the suburban. And as he was…...
Sponsored: Releasing Rare Turtles | On a Mission for Nature Episode 1
3+ week, 2+ day ago (144+ words) NOLA. com is teaming up with the Audubon Nature Institute to go "On a Mission for Nature." In our debut episode, Damon Singleton heads to the Pearl River'the only place on Earth where the threatened Ringed Map turtle resides. To…...
A plan to transfer part of Louisiana's only national forest drew outrage. What was behind it?
4+ week, 1+ day ago (1027+ words) The Kisatchie National Forest is Louisiana's only national forest, located in seven parishes in the state's north and central regions. A controversial proposal would have transferred about a quarter of it to local control. A sweeping proposal drafted by a…...
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1+ mon, 8+ hour ago (26+ words) NOLA. com One of the hundreds of free-flying butterflies rests inside the butterfly habitat at the Audubon Aquarium in New Orleans....
Photos: Helis Foundation President David Kerstein honored with prestigious Loving Cup Award
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (563+ words) David Kerstein and his wife, Geneva, left, stand with John and Dathel Georges of Georges Enterprises and the Georges Media Group after Kerstein was awarded the 2025 Times-Picayune Loving Cup during a ceremony at the Audubon Tea Room in New Orleans…...
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1+ mon, 1+ day ago (19+ words) Swallowtail NOLA. com A giant swallowtail butterfly feeds on a Duranta flower Saturday, June 6, 2015, in Houston....
There's progress around the world and at home, from environmental to healthcare wins
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (308+ words) These are stories of global progress, compiled by the media group'Fix the News'and shared in partnership with The Advocate/The Times-Picayune. Each story overview is linked to an original report or story with more information.' In field trials using modified…...
Letters: Why preserving our wetlands is important
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (294+ words) NOLA. com In Louisiana, one of the many things that protects residents from hurricanes is the coastal wetlands. However, with the rise of wetland loss, people in Louisiana have an increased susceptibility to negative effects on the economy and the…...