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Author: Malcolm F. Vidrine Publisher: M.F. Vidrine ISBN: 9780615368139 Category : Prairie ecology Languages : en Pages : 314
Book Description
"The Cajun Prairie, a 2.5 million acre wilderness in 1600, was occupied by Native Americans and the native prairie plants and animals. By 1800, the tallgrass prairie in September obscured the view across the landscape making it extremely easy to get lost, and by December the mud was so deep that a wagon was quickly buried to the axle, but winter fires brought forth the most luxuriant growth of grasses and wildflowers from early spring to late summer. 'The most beautiful region in Louisiana,' 'the garden of Louisiana' and 'one of the most agreeable views in nature' were descriptions of early travelers like C.C. Robin, William Darby and Col. Samuel Lockett. Today, this prairie is listed as 'critically imperiled (S1)' by the Louisiana Natural Heritage Program. Literally less than 100 acres remain in narrow strips and small pieces dotting the landscape. The natural history of this prairie is described for the first time as result of the work of a group of devoted prairie ecologists and enthusiasts. This is their story and a view of the future as restoration ecologists attempt to recreate the Cajun Prairie as a sustainable landscape, a remarkable biodiversity garden and a tribute to our natural heritage"--Cover, p. 4.
Author: Malcolm F. Vidrine Publisher: M.F. Vidrine ISBN: 9780615368139 Category : Prairie ecology Languages : en Pages : 314
Book Description
"The Cajun Prairie, a 2.5 million acre wilderness in 1600, was occupied by Native Americans and the native prairie plants and animals. By 1800, the tallgrass prairie in September obscured the view across the landscape making it extremely easy to get lost, and by December the mud was so deep that a wagon was quickly buried to the axle, but winter fires brought forth the most luxuriant growth of grasses and wildflowers from early spring to late summer. 'The most beautiful region in Louisiana,' 'the garden of Louisiana' and 'one of the most agreeable views in nature' were descriptions of early travelers like C.C. Robin, William Darby and Col. Samuel Lockett. Today, this prairie is listed as 'critically imperiled (S1)' by the Louisiana Natural Heritage Program. Literally less than 100 acres remain in narrow strips and small pieces dotting the landscape. The natural history of this prairie is described for the first time as result of the work of a group of devoted prairie ecologists and enthusiasts. This is their story and a view of the future as restoration ecologists attempt to recreate the Cajun Prairie as a sustainable landscape, a remarkable biodiversity garden and a tribute to our natural heritage"--Cover, p. 4.
Author: Malcolm F. Vidrine Publisher: ISBN: 9780368365072 Category : Languages : en Pages :
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The Cajun Prairie is 99.9 percent destroyed. However, the authors discovered remnants of this prairie habitat along railroad rights-of-ways in the 1980s and photographed these remnants during their years of investigation. More than 200 of these images are arranged into monthly displays in an effort to provide views of the prairie as it may have appeared in the 1800s. The remnants were each distinctive in their biodiversity, and each provided a splash of color from the blooming plants at different times of the year. These remnants are now decimated; thus these images are basically all that remains. An essay on the discovery of these remnants and the discoveries made while studying these remnants introduces and closes the monthly presentation of images.
Author: Malcolm F. Vidrine Publisher: ISBN: 9780464891482 Category : Languages : en Pages :
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The Cajun Prairie Restoration Project in Eunice, Louisiana is a 30 year old project carried out by scientists and volunteers. This book uses photographs to tell the story of this project and to celebrate the volunteers who made the project possible. The Cajun Prairie Habitat Preservation Society maintains the site, educates interested groups and provides tours of the site. The book is in essence the scrapbook of the author--an evolutionary ecologist who played a role in the project origination. This book also celebrates the City of Eunice and its university, Louisiana State University Eunice.
Author: Malcolm F. Vidrine Publisher: Gail Q Vidrine Collectables ISBN: 9780963730411 Category : Prairie plants Languages : en Pages : 183
Book Description
Introduces the southwestern Louisiana prairie ecosystem and provides an account of the activities on the Cajun Prairie Restoration Site in Eunice, Louisiana, since its origin in the winter of 1988 through the sixth year (1994) of restoration.
Author: M. F. Vidrine Publisher: ISBN: 9780368049996 Category : Languages : en Pages :
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The Cajun Prairie Gardens demonstrate wildscaping with native prairie plants in southwestern Louisiana. The gardens are family-owned and operated. The book provides an introduction to the authors' family and their gardens. Chapters include a description of some of the gardens: Louisiana irises, mints, peas, milkweeds, sunflowers, grasses, biodiversity and pollinators. A chapter celebrating many of the visitors is followed by a chapter on progressive landscaping and residential planning.
Author: Malcolm F. Vidrine Publisher: ISBN: 9781714376155 Category : Languages : en Pages :
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Cajun Prairies: Then and Now provides a brief introduction to the natural areas in southwestern Louisiana. These prairies, like so much natural habitat, is lost. Efforts to appreciate the natural history of the region and efforts to recreate natural areas by restoration activities are central in this story. This little book provides a final clarion call for the Cajun Prairies, a habitat that is filled with history and potential.
Author: Wink Travel Wink Travel Guide Publisher: ISBN: 9781691846139 Category : Languages : en Pages : 25
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The Cajun Prairie is the name of the inland area between the marshes to the southwest around Lake Charles, the pine forests of central Louisiana, and the bayous and swamps to the southeast. It covers the majority of three parishes in Acadiana, a region covering the majority of southern Louisiana. This area is unique in South Louisiana and known for its windswept prairies, crawfish farms, and rice paddies. Renowned for its Cajun and Zydeco music, this area also is home to the Cajun Music Hall of Fame and many musicians of this unique genre. Wink Travel Guides introduce you to the best world travel destinations, in a clear and concise way, illustrated by photos.
Author: Marcelle Bienvenu Publisher: Hippocrene Books ISBN: 9780781811200 Category : Cooking Languages : en Pages : 222
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"Despite the increased popularity of Cajun foods such as gumbo, crawfish etouffee, and boudin, relatively little is known about the history of this cuisine. Stir the Pot explores its origins, its evolution from a seventeenth-century French settlement in Nova Scotia to the explosion of Cajun food onto the American dining scene over the past few decades. The authors debunk the myths surrounding Cajun food - foremost that its staples are closely guarded relics of the Cajuns' early days in Louisiana - and explain how local dishes and culinary traditions have come to embody Cajun cuisine both at home and throughout the world." -- from the publisher.
Author: Viola Fontenot Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi ISBN: 1496817109 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 131
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Winner of the 2019 Humanities Book of the Year from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities Today sharecropping is history, though during World War II and the Great Depression sharecropping was prevalent in Louisiana's southern parishes. Sharecroppers rented farmland and often a small house, agreeing to pay a one-third share of all profit from the sale of crops grown on the land. Sharecropping shaped Louisiana's rich cultural history, and while there have been books published about sharecropping, they share a predominately male perspective. In A Cajun Girl's Sharecropping Years, Viola Fontenot adds the female voice into the story of sharecropping. Spanning from 1937 to 1955, Fontenot describes her life as the daughter of a sharecropper in Church Point, Louisiana, including details of field work as well as the domestic arts and Cajun culture. The account begins with stories from early life, where the family lived off a gravel road near the woods without electricity, running water, or bathrooms, and a mule-drawn wagon was the only means of transportation. To gently introduce the reader to her native language, the author often includes French words along with a succinct definition. This becomes an important part of the story as Fontenot attends primary school, where she experienced prejudice for speaking French, a forbidden and punishable act. Descriptions of Fontenot's teenage years include stories of going to the boucherie; canning blackberries, figs, and pumpkins; using the wood stove to cook dinner; washing and ironing laundry; and making moss mattresses. Also included in the texts are explanations of rural Cajun holiday traditions, courting customs, leisure activities, children's games, and Saturday night house dances for family and neighbors, the fais do-do.
Author: Malcolm F. Vidrine
Author: Malcolm F. Vidrine
Author: Malcolm F. Vidrine
Author: Malcolm F. Vidrine
Author: Miriam Lee Fearn
Author: Malcolm F. Vidrine
Author: M. F. Vidrine
Author: Malcolm F. Vidrine
Author: Wink Travel Wink Travel Guide
Author: Marcelle Bienvenu
Author: Viola Fontenot