Louisiana Wetlands

PHOTOS: Nutria: The New Guilt-Free Fur

Alden Wicker | Posted 05.25.2011

Alden Wicker

What do you get when you combine fashion, New Orleans whimsy, and a semi-aquatic rodent of unusual size? You get the Nutria-Palooza, an exceedingly s...

New Orleans' Hurricane-Protecting Wetlands Could Be Restored With Sewage

treehugger.com | Posted 05.25.2011

What Hurricane Katrina and many other hurricanes have told us is that wetlands are on the coastlines for a reason -- they act as a vital buffer protec...

Gulf Restoration

Edward Flattau | Posted 05.25.2011

Edward Flattau

Everyone wants to make amends to coastal Louisiana, but it is best not to do so by trying to replicate nature. Better to facilitate the opportunity for nature to run her course.