The whole East Coast is home to a number of wetlands; our own Great Dismal Swamp is one of the biggest wetlands of all, West said. The bald cypress is one of the Dismal Swamp’s signature trees.

If you’ve noticed the water level dropping at Port Royal’s Cypress Wetlands — home to hundreds of wading birds, turtles and alligators — you’re right. The intentional draw-down comes in ...

Georgia wetlands on 2011 endangered list The Oconee River and the area's cypress trees make a warning list.

The bald cypress tree is one of the most recognizable and ecologically valuable features of Louisiana's swamp environment” - Milton Walker Jr, LA, UNITED STATES, May 7, 2025 /EINPresswire ...

Cypress mulch is a much-debated subject these days. Locally and nationwide, gardeners and environmentalists worry that the mulch is depleting thousands of acres of precious cypress forests, especia… ...

Cypress swamps and bottomland hardwoods are both in a category of nontidal forested wetlands that provide similar functions, the Army Corps says, and it’s those functions that matter under the ...

Cypress mulch can come from whole, old-growth trees cut from wetlands. Its use is discouraged in landscaping. Some local laws even regulate it.

A cypress tree recently planted in the Sankofa Wetlands in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans on Thursday, March 16, 2023. (Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate) ...

The cypress trees in the wetlands help fight climate change by removing carbon dioxide from the air, and they can be found across Southwest Florida.Chad Evers, an instructor with the FGCU ...

Plans for restoring the portion of the Bayou Bienvenue/Central Wetlands Unit adjacent to the Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans will be discussed at a community workshop Tuesday night at All Souls ...

Louisiana is known for its lush swamps filled with all kinds of creatures that swim, fly or crawl. However, many parts of the state suffer from coastal erosion, losing the ...