Ecology of Grazing Lands Ecosystems
From the Subtropics to the Great Plains
A Multi-disciplinary, Multi-university Course 2007
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June 3	Loading the bus in Tampa	Sunset at Archbold Biological Station
June 4	Some deer at MacArthur Agroecology Research Station	palm trees and improved pasture at MacArthur Agroecology Research Station
June 5	Part of the beef cattle herd at the Ona Range Cattle Agricultural Research and Education Center (Florida).	The night’s lodging in an old farmhouse at Brooksville Subtropical Agricultural Research Center- Chinsegut Hill (Florida).
June 6	The beginning of a great tour of the North Florida Research and Education Center at Quincy and Marianna (Florida).	Eastern gamagrass plots at Marianna (Florida).	Part of George Owens’ silvopasture operation (Florida).
June 7	Part of the beef cattle herd at the Gulf Coast Research and Extension Center (Alabama).
June 8	Checking crayfish traps at the University of Louisiana Layfayette Cade Farm (Louisiana).
June 9	Harvey Gonsoulin describes his forage-livestock system (Louisiana).	Scenic view of the Gonsoulin farm (Louisiana).	A wonderful meal at the Boles’ farm (Louisiana).
	Buddy Boles shares details about his operation and his philosophies (Louisiana).	Charles Stemmans talks about important points of his horse operation (Louisiana).	Looking at brood mares and the grazing system at Trader’s Rest (Stemmans farm, Louisiana).
		Discussing feeding of horses at Trader’s Rest (Louisiana).
June 10	Resurrection fern on a live oak tree (Louisiana).	Crepe myrtle on ULL campus (Louisiana).	Magnolia leaves and bloom on ULL campus (Louisiana).
	Enrollment Services building near one entrance on ULL campus (Louisiana).	Live oaks and their associated epiphytes in Lafayette (Louisiana).	Man-made swamp of several acres on the ULL campus (Louisiana).
	Some of the fauna (American alligator) of the swamp at ULL (Louisiana).	Cypress roots in the swamp (Louisiana).	Learning the scope of some of the programs related to agriculture at ULL (Louisiana).
June 11	Moveable bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway near Lake Charles (Louisiana).	Todd Little describes the canal system used for drainage and irrigation in southern Louisiana marshland (Louisiana).	A view of one of the canals and a salt-water-control valve that limits salt water infiltration into the marsh (Louisiana).
	Marsh cattle at TL Cattle Co. (Louisiana).	Cattle shipping facilities at TL Cattle Co. (Louisiana).	More typical marsh cattle at TL Cattle Co. (Louisiana).
	Coastal marsh vegetation (Louisiana).	More coastal marsh vegetation (Louisiana).	A home built up on pilings to avoid storm surges from hurricanes (Louisiana).
June 12	Monty Rouquette gives a tour of bermudagrass systems research at the Texas A&M Agricultural Research and Extension Center at Overton (Texas).	Bermudagrass pasture at Overton (Texas).
	Taking detailed notes at Overton (Texas).	Observing the harvesting of small plot research at Overton (Texas).	Alfalfa plots interseeded into bermudagrass at Overton (Texas).
	Brahman bulls on a feeding trial at Overton (Texas).	Keeping track of all the good information at Overton (Texas).	Asteraceae spp. – not part of any research, just pretty flowers at Overton (Texas).
	Working stock dog demonstration at Overton (Texas).	Some help holding herd at Overton (Texas).
June 13	Clymer Meadows Preserve	A view of the prairie	Dr. Cradduck looks at the plants
	Jim Eidson, Ecoregional	Manager, Discusses the	Clymer Meadows
	More discussion	of the prairie
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updated October 28, 2007