534. We talk to Johnny Armstrong about his new book, Rescuing Biodiversity The Protection and Restoration of a North Louisiana Ecosystem.
According to the LSU Press website, "Restoration ecology is a vital
tool to mitigate the crisis caused by the global destruction of
biodiversity, one of the most powerful existential threats to future
generations. Johnny Armstrong’s Rescuing Biodiversity tells the
story of one man’s attempts to preserve a vanishing Louisiana ecosystem
and restore the animal and plant species that once lived there. As a
grandfather and perpetual student, Armstrong witnessed the speed at
which the timber industry pillaged local landscapes, and he resolved to
protect and revitalize the old-growth forest of Wafer Creek Ranch in
north central Louisiana.... Author, conservationist, and retired medical
doctor Johnny Armstrong lives with his wife, Karen, in an old-growth
forest and woodland protected by the Nature Conservancy outside of
Ruston, Louisiana."
According to the LSU Press website, "Restoration ecology is a vital
tool to mitigate the crisis caused by the global destruction of
biodiversity, one of the most powerful existential threats to future
generations. Johnny Armstrong’s Rescuing Biodiversity tells the
story of one man’s attempts to preserve a vanishing Louisiana ecosystem
and restore the animal and plant species that once lived there. As a
grandfather and perpetual student, Armstrong witnessed the speed at
which the timber industry pillaged local landscapes, and he resolved to
protect and revitalize the old-growth forest of Wafer Creek Ranch in
north central Louisiana.... Author, conservationist, and retired medical
doctor Johnny Armstrong lives with his wife, Karen, in an old-growth
forest and woodland protected by the Nature Conservancy outside of
Ruston, Louisiana."
- This week in Louisiana history. August 4, 1901. Allen Greene
school opens in town of Grambling, will later become Grambling
State Univ. - This week in New Orleans history. On August 12, 1963. Lee
Harvey Oswald pled guilty to the charge of disturbing
the peace and was fined $10 after being arrested and jailed on
August 9 and 10 for fighting with Carlos Bringuier while
handing out pro-Castro leaflets in the 700 block of Canal
Street. On August 16, Oswald distributed Fair Play for
Cuba leaflets with two hired helpers in front of the
International Trade Mart.
- This week in Louisiana.
Mansfield Female College Museum
Website
101 Monroe St.
Mansfield, LA 71052
318.871.9978
Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
The first women's institute of higher learning west of the
Mississippi River, Mansfield Female College Museum is located
about a half-hour's drive south of Shreveport. Established by
the Methodist Church in the 1850s, it served the needs of
families in this region of Louisiana for more than 70 years
until it was closed and merged with nearby Centenary College
in Shreveport. During the Civil War, the college's buildings
served as hospitals for wounded soldiers from the nearby
Battle of Mansfield, and a supposed ghost from that era even
became something of a mascot for later classes of schoolgirls!
The museum features much of the art, pottery and crafts
produced by the students as well as a surprising array of
memorabilia—rings, commencement dresses, artwork, yearbooks
and other items—drawn from the alumnae of the institution and
their families.
- Postcards from Louisiana. Rug Cutters at the Favela Chic Bar
on Frenchmen.
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