Christina Seelaus (on right) discusses the natural history of the Bayou Des Familles/Bayou Coquilles area. We are standing on the remnants of a very large shell and earth mound built by Indians some 2000 years ago.
Observing the flora and fauna of Bayou Coquilles.
Bayou Coquilles, a distributary formed in a natural crevasse off of Bayou Des Familles.
Christina telling us about the problems of introduced species.
Freshwater cypress/tupelo swamp.
Christina Seelaus. Christina is a park ranger and an almunus of the Mississippi River Basin Colloquium.
The only animal that I could photograph! We saw (and heard) many birds, but the 'gators were asleep and the nutria were in their dens.
Jane Ehinger
Jenny Palcic (on left) and Christina Miranda (on right) with Christina Seelaus
Liz Fiato
Mikaela Howie