Wildlife of the Louisiana Swamp: A Field Guide for Visitors
People come to the Louisiana cypress swamp expecting alligators. They get alligators. They also get a hundred other species, most of them more visible and more interesting than the alligators, and most first-time visitors leave knowing about three of them. This is the longer list, written from 12 seasons of paddling Manchac, Honey Island, and…
Manchac Swamp: A Visitor’s Guide to the Cypress Forest 30 Minutes from New Orleans
Manchac is the second-largest bald cypress swamp in the United States, and it’s 30 minutes from the French Quarter. Most New Orleans visitors never see it. They drive past the exit on I-55 on their way to a plantation and never know what they missed. This is the version we’d give a friend who asked….