The swamp lakes of the American South offer serenity and beauty. This particularly remote one in Mississippi also boasts ...

In the decades since the levee system disconnected the swamp from the river, the Maurepas ecosystem of cypress trees and migratory birds along Interstate 10 has seriously dwindled.

Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center is something special in urban Louisiana. It's a genuine swamp experience that just happens to be completely surrounded by city development. Step off that busy boulevard ...

While there are certainly many benefits of privacy trees, possible fire hazards are a major downside you need to consider before planting them. The Italian cypress tree (Cupressus sempervirens) is one ...

Louisiana's state tree has been the focus of a battle between business and conservationists for years. Last year, a national advertising campaign urged Americans to boycott mulch made from bald ...

Dozens of volunteers planted 600 cypress trees near a Madisonville lighthouse on Tuesday morning, organized in connection with the NFL ahead of Sunday's Super Bowl in New Orleans.

Deprived of nutrients from the stanched Mississippi River, the swamp’s iconic trees are dying in stagnant water. Yet they’re now set to receive a life-saving boost.

The 176 square mile Maurepas Swamp, a state wildlife refuge, holds Louisiana’s second largest contiguous forest filled with water tupelo and bald cypress trees.

Louisiana has long relied on a vast levee system to rein in the Mississippi River and protect surrounding communities from flooding. A beloved recreation site, the swamp also houses bald eagles ...

A beloved recreation site, the swamp also houses bald eagles, ospreys, black bears and alligators and serves as a waystation for hundreds of different migratory birds. Deprived of nutrients from the ...