The Gulf Coast of Mississippi and Slidell Louisiana

The Gulf Coast of Mississippi was clobbered much more than new Orleans, Louisiana, but they have made a marvelous come back in the town of Bay Saint Louis. They have turned the stumps of shattered trees into art.

The Pearl River watershed near Slidell, Louisiana is a wonderful refuge of plants, critters, and wetlands. This is the first sanctuary greeting migratory birds as they cross the Gulf of Mexico from Central and South America.

 There is still much destruction in the swamps and bayous from Kristina and Camille.

These cool knobs sticking out of the water are projections of tree roots that help the swamp trees breath.