About
ALLEN ACRES BED & BREAKFAST
A family owned and operated bed and breakfast near Pitkin, Louisiana nestled against Kisatchie National Forest and just a short hike from the Ouiska Chitto Creek. The hostesses, Dr. Charles and Susan Allen provide comfortable private rooms in a relaxing atmosphere. After a night in a comfortable bed, a country breakfast is served up with hot coffee, juice, or milk and good conversation. Depending on the season you are likely to wake up to flowers aflutter with butterflies and hummingbirds, songbirds singing or up close at the feeders, and the sound of roosters crowing in the background. Stop in, unplug, and put your feet up.
About
Allen’s Native Ventures
Dr. Charles M. Allen is a botanist, plant taxonomist, retired professor, noted author, and conservationist who provides a variety of professional ecological and botanical consulting services as well as detailed instruction on plant identification. His in depth courses provide continuing education for many of the most experienced field biologists and plant professionals and yet can leave the novice student with a much deeper and thorough understanding of plants thanks to his years of experience and patience.
A Little About
CHARLES M. ALLEN
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Univ. Southwestern La., Lafayette, Biology, May 1975 Title of dissertation “Grasses (Poaceae) of Louisiana”
M.S., Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, Botany, Aug 1972 Title of thesis “A Vascular Flora of St. Helena Parish, La.”
B.S., Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, Forestry, May 1967
CURRENT POSITION
Research Associate, RTLA Cord., CEMML, Colo. State, Fort Polk Station Dec 2001-Present
RTLA sampling
Plant identification, plant sampling, measurements, statistics, report preparation, datacalculations,
presentations
Rare and Sensitive Plants
Invasive Species
Switchgrass use by Native Americans
Native Grass Propagation
Champion Trees
Provide Botanical Information to Fort Polk personnel and Public throughpresentations (Brown Bags),
publications, emails, photographs, and answering questions
Children’s Educational and Health Initiative member
Innkeeper along with Susan Allen at Allen Acres Bed & Breakfast
Manager/Owner of Allen’s Native Ventures, LLC
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
Professor, Univ. of Louisiana at Monroe, Aug 1995-Dec 2001
Assoc. Prof., Northeast La., Jul 1991-Aug 1995
Assoc. Prof., La. State Univ. at Eunice, Aug 1987-May 1991
Asst. Prof., La. State Univ. at Eunice, Jun 1981-Aug 1987
Instructor, La. State Univ. at Eunice, Jun 1980-Jun 1981
Asst. Prof., Univ. Southwestern La., Lafayette, Aug 1975-Aug 1977
Instructor, Univ. Southwestern La., Lafayette, Aug 1974-Aug 1975
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Collector, approximately 20,000 numbered collections
Plant Annotator, approximately 50,000 specimens
Manuscript reviewer for Sida, Proc. La. Acad. Sci., Horticultural Science, and others
Botanist: Rare Plant Survey of Ft. Polk; Floral Inventory of Fort Polk; Rare Plant Survey for U.S. Forest Service in Louisiana and Mississippi; U.S. Army Summer Faculty Research and Engineering Program (BATILLE), oncall for U.S. Army Corps of Eng.
Plant Ecologist: Fort Polk vegetation for USGS and Army Corps Eng.; prairies for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Louisiana Natural Heritage; research natural areas and forest compartments for U.S. Forest Service;and rice fields for USDA.
Wetlands Researcher: DNR-wetlands mapping for Louisiana; EPA and cities of Monroe and West Monroe-wetlands plan development
Forestry Researcher, Louisiana Urban Forestry Council.
Naturalist, La. Arboretum, Summer 1982 and 1983
Herbarium Associate, U.S.L. 1977-1991
U.S. Army, May 1967-Jun 1970
WORKSHOP, TOUR, & MEETING COORDINATION
Bogs, Birds, Bivalves, etc. 1991-. Annual tour in the Fort Polk area
Cajun Prairie Society. 1996-. Bi or tri annual meeting with speakers and tours
Grass ID Workshop. 2006. Spring and Fall for Fort Polk and Forest Service.
Lily Orchid Day(s). 2004-. Fort Polk area July August
Columbia Catahoula Copenhagen. 2002-. Tours and presentations.
Asteroid Native Plant Conf. Northeast Louisiana. Feb 10-13, 2000.
Louisiana Native Plant Society. 1985-. Tours to various parts of the state.
Earth Day. 1995-2000. City of Monroe
PUBLICATIONS (BOOKS)
2006 Wildflowers of Louisiana. LSU Press (Under Contract)
2005 Edible Plants of the Gulf South. Allen’s Native Ventures, Pitkin, LA
2004 Grasses of Louisiana, 3rdEd. Allen’s Native Ventures, Pitkin, LA
2003 Grasses of the United States, North American Flora Vol. 25; Genera contributed = Coelorachis, Hemarthria, Paspalidium, and Paspalum.
2002 Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of Louisiana. Allen’s Native Ventures, Pitkin, LA
1998 Atlas of the Louisiana Flora: Volume III: Dicotyledon Families F-Z. La. Dept. Wildlife and Fisheries, Natural Heritage Program.
1996 Atlas of the Louisiana Flora: Volume II: Dicotyledon Families A-E. La. Dept. Wildlife and Fisheries, Natural Heritage Program.
1995A Cajun Prairie Restoration Journal: 1988-1995. Gail Vidrine Collectables, Eunice, La.
1993 Atlas of the Louisiana Flora: Volume I: Ferns and Fern Allies, Conifers, and Monocotyledons. La. Dept. Wildlife and Fisheries, Natural Heritage Program. Baton Rouge.
1992 Grasses of Louisiana, 2nd Ed. Cajun Prairie Habitat Pres. Soc., Eunice.
1980 Grasses of Louisiana. Univ. Southwestern La. Press, Lafayette.
PUBLICATIONS (POPULAR WORKS)
2006 Bogs to Botanical Bliss. Louisiana Wildlife Federation Magazine.
2001 Warm‑Weather Blooms, Spring and Early Summer Wildflowers. Louisiana Conservationist. May-June.
2001 Fanciful Flight. News Star, Monroe
2001 Two articles in Earth Day Supplement. News Star, Monroe
2000 Fall Wildflowers. Louisiana Conservationist. Sept-Oct
2000 The Art of Wildflowers. Louisiana Gardener February: 34-35.
1999 Paradise Lost? The Coastal Prairie of Louisiana and Texas. Color Brochure prepared by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
1999 Growing butterflies from scratch. Louisiana Gardener May: 8-9.
1993 Dragonflies of the Cajun Prairie. Louisiana Conservationist 45:10-13.
1990 Butterflies of the Cajun Prairie. Louisiana Conservationist 42:16-21
1990 Baygalls; Wildlife Havens. Louisiana Conservationist 42:24-26.
1989 Wildflowers of the Cajun Prairie. Louisiana Conservationist 41: 20-25.
1983 Water spinach, the exotic aquatic. Organic Gardening. Dec.
PUBLICATIONS (MULTI MEDIA)
2006 Edible Native Plants. John Folse Production for LPB.
1998 Natural History of Fort Polk: Flora and Vegetation. CDROM produced by USGS.
1996 Butterflies from Scratch. Produced in coop. with Shelley Connolly for Biology Club Award Nomination.
1989 Wildflowers of the Cajun Prairie. Produced in cooperation with Patrick Mire and Malcolm Vidrine.
PUBLICATIONS (ARTICLES IN REFEREED JOURNALS)
2006 Invasive Grass Species at Fort Polk, Louisiana. Fifth Eastern Native Grass Symposium.
2006 Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) use by the Caddo Tribe for House Construction. Fifth Eastern Native Grass Symposium.
2006 Native Grasses of the Cajun Prairie in Southwest Louisiana. Fifth Eastern Native Grass Symposium.
2006 Green fringed orchid (Platanthera lacera, Orchidaceae) in southern Louisiana. Sida 22(1):805-810.
2004 Flora of the Anacoco Prairie on Fort Polk, Louisiana. Proc. 19thN.A. Prairie Conf.: 19-22. (with SaraThames, Linda Chance, and Charles Stagg).
2004A floristic quality assessment system for coastal prairie of Louisiana. Proc. 19thN.A. Prairie Conf.: 1-18. (with Larry Allain, Latimore Smith, Malcolm Vidrine, and James Grace).
2004 The Duralde Prairie Restoration Project, Cajun Prairie on a Federal Refuge,InJ. Randall and J. Burns (eds.), Proceedings the Third Eastern Native Grass Symposium.
2004 The Eunice Cajun Prairie Restoration Project,InJ. Randall and J. Burns (eds.), Proceedings the ThirdEastern Native Grass Symposium.
2004 Quantitative study of the vegetation surrounding lady slipper orchid (Cypripedium kentuckiense Reed) populations at Fort Polk in west central Louisiana. Sida: 409-417.
2004 Changes in the Vegetation in Control and Sedimented Baygalls from 1986 to 2001 at Fort Polk in West Central Louisiana. Sida: 419-427.
2003 Flowering Phenology of Cajun Prairie Plants. Proc. 18thNorth American Prairie Conf.: 174-177. (with Malcolm Vidrine)
2001 Anagallis arvenis ssp. foemina (Primulaceae) new to Louisiana. Sida 19(4):1195-1196. (with S. Thames, P. Paul, and S. Newman)
2001 Vascular Flora of the Cajun Prairie of southwestern Louisiana. Proceedings 17th N.A. Prairie Conference: 35-41 (With M. Vidrine, B. Borsari, and L. Allain)
2001 Prairie Cajuns and the Cajun Prairie: A History. Proceedings 17th N.A. Prairie Conference: 220-224. (With M. Vidrine, W. Fontenot, B. Borsari, and L. Allain)
2001 The Cajun Prairie Restoration Project. Proceedings 17th N.A. Prairie Conference: 151-154. (With M. Vidrine, W. Fontenot, B. Borsari, L. Allain, and S. Johnson)
2001 Leptoderan and Odonata communities in the Cajun Prairie Ecosystem in southwestern Louisiana. Proceedings 17th N.A. Prairie Conference: 206-214. (With M. Vidrine, W. Fontenot, B. Borsari, and L. Allain)
2000 Alopecurus myosuroides Huds. And Sclerochloa dura (L.) Beauv. (Poaceae) New to Louisiana. Sida 19:411-412 (With W. Reese and J. Saichuk)
2000 Factors associated with plant species density in a coastal tall grass prairie. J. Veg. Sci. 11:443-452.(With J. Grace and L. Allain)
2000 Vegetation Associations in a Rare Community Type-Coastal Tall grass Prairie. Plant Ecology147:105-115. (With J. Grace and L. Allain)
1999 Bouteloua rigidiseta(Poaceae) new to Louisiana. Sida 18:1285.
1997 Characterization and Distribution of Boraginaceae and Polygalaceae in Louisiana. Proc. La. Acad. Sci. 60:20-29.
1997A mound complex in Louisiana at 5400-5000 years before the present. Science 277:1796-1799.(with many authors)
1997 One Year Growth of SubadultMacroclemys temminckiiin a Louisiana Bayou. Herpetological Review 28:128-129.
1996 Freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae) of Cheniere Brake and Choudrant Bayou tributaries in northeast Louisiana. Proc. La. Acad. Sci. 59:1-4.
1996 Movements and habitat use of subadult alligator snapping turtles (Macroclemys temminckii) in Louisiana.Amer. Midl. Nat. 135:60-67.
1995 Size distribution in two Louisiana populations of pawpaws (Asimina triloba). La. Envir. Prof. 12:48 52.
1995 Vegetational analysis of a loblolly pine forest in D”Arbonne Wildlife Refuge. Proc. La. Acad. Sci. 57: 13-20.
1994 Analysis of the woody vegetation of a beech forest area in the Louisiana Arboretum. Louisiana Envir. Prof. 10 & 11:17-26.
1993 Commelina benghalensisL. (Commelinaceae),Carex hyalinaBoott (Cyperaceae), andChlorissubdolichostachyaC. Muell. (Poaceae): new to Louisiana. Phytologia 75:336-338.
1992 Sacciolepis indica(Poaceae) New to Louisiana. Sida 15:154.
1992 Lists of parish distribution records of Odonata in Louisiana. Louisiana Envir. Prof. 9:19-39.
1992 Flight records of Odonata in southwestern Louisiana. Louisiana Envir. Prof. 9:40-53.
1992 Flight records of Papilionoidea in southwestern Louisiana. Louisiana Envir. Prof. 9:54-66.
1991 Brachiaria plantaginea, Imperata cylindrica, and Panicum maximum:three grasses (Poaceae) new to Louisiana and a range extension forRottboellia cochinchinensis. Sida 14:613‑615.
1990 Koeleria gerardii(Vill.) Shinners (Poaceae) new to Louisiana. Sida 14 (1):133-134.
1990 The effects of sedimentation on the flora and vegetation of baygalls in west central Louisiana.Proc. La. Acad. Sci. 53:33-41.
1990 Analysis of the herbaceous vegetation in two upland areas at Ft. Polk in west central Louisiana.La. Envir. Prof. 6:16-24.
1990 Chloris inflataLink. (Poaceae) new to Louisiana. Sida 14:313.
1989 Seasonal densities of Eastern Bluebirds of Western Louisiana pinelands. Sialia 11(4):139-141.
1989 Rice Field Weeds of sw Louisiana. Proc. La. Acad. Sci. 52:8-16.
1988 Stellaria parvaPedersen new to North America. Phytologia 64: 497.
1987 Yellowroot (Xanthorhiza simplicissimaMarshall) New to Louisiana. Phytologia 62:5‑6.
1987 Analysis of the vegetation in pitcher plant bogs in two baygalls at Ft. Polk in west central Louisiana. Proc. La. Acad. Sci. 50:1‑6.
1987A preliminary report on the water holding ability of peat moss (Sphagnum) compared to other plant and synthetic substances. Louisiana Envir. Prof. 4(1):59‑65.
1984 Ophioglossum ellipticumHook. & Grev. in Louisiana and the taxonomy ofO. nudicauleL.f. Castanea 49:99‑110.
1983 Acid rain in south central Louisiana. Proc. La. Acad. Sci. 46:129‑130.
1983 Murdannia keisak(Hassk.) Hand.‑Mazz. (Commelinaceae),Bothriochloa hybrida(Gould) Goul(Poaceae), andScutellaria racemosaPers. (Lamiaceae) new to Louisiana. Sida 10:189‑190.
1982 Psilocarya scirpoidesTorr. (Cyperaceae) andPhysalis missouriensisMackenz. & Bush.(Solanaceae) newto Louisiana. Sida 9:367‑368.
1981 Glyceria declinataBrebiss. in Louisiana. Sida 8:19‑20.
1981 Chloris canteraiArech. andEragrostis barrelieriDareauv., new to Louisiana. Castanea 46:170‑171.
1980 Chrysopsis hyssopifoliaNutt. (Asteraceae) new to Louisiana. Castanea 46:84.
1978 The distribution ofSchisandra glabra(Brick) Rehder in Louisiana. Castanea 43:66‑67.
1978 Lycopodium cernuumin Louisiana. American Fern J. 68:96.
1977 Three species of vascular plants new to Louisiana. Castanea 42:323‑324.
1975 Trichomanes petersiiGray in Louisiana. American Fern J. 65:97‑98.
1974 Setaria pallide‑fusca(Gramineae) in Louisiana. Castanea 39:290‑291.
1974 Nineteen species of grasses (Poaceae) new to Louisiana. Proc. La. Acad. Sci. 37:18‑20.
1973 Alismataceae of Louisiana: taxonomy, distribution, and field key. Proc. La. Acad. Sci. 36:88‑95.
1973 Additions to the Louisiana Flora. Sida 5:130‑131.
PUBLICATIONS (TECHNICAL REPORTS & NON-REFEREED ARTICLES)
1999-present.Newsletter for Cajun Prairie Habitat Preservation Society. Four times per year.
1996-present.Newsletter for Friends of the Louisiana State Arboretum. Four times per year.
1987-present.Articles in Louisiana Native Plant Society Newsletter. > 25 articles
2004 Vascular Flora of Fort Polk, Louisiana. Proceedings of the Native Plant Society of Texas 2004 Symposium: 15-23.
2000 TES Plant Survey for Compartments 592, 593, 616, and 617 of De Soto Ranger District. U.S. Forest Service. November. (With Sara Thames)
2000 Tree Inventory and Management Plan for Monroe’s Schools. Louisiana Urban Forestry Council.September.
2000 Tree Inventory and Management Plan for Monroe’s Parks. Louisiana Urban Forestry Council. September.
2000 Botanical Evaluation of BLM tracts in Desoto, Natchitoches, and Rapides parishes, Louisiana. Bureau of Land Mgt. June. (With Sara Thames)
1999 Inventory and Management Plan for Louisiana Purchase Gardens Zoo, Monroe, La. LouisianaUrban Forestry Council. July.
1998 Giles Island Botanical Inventory and Management Plan. Prepared for Mr. Speed Bancroft. Dec.
1997 Wetlands Inventory and Enhancement Plan for City of West Monroe Water Conservation Project.Nov.
1997 Street Tree Inventory and Management Plan for Monroe, La. Louisiana Urban Forestry Council for City of Monroe, LA. June.
1996 Inventory of Louisiana Wetlands; Eastern Half. Louisiana Dept. of Nat. Resources, Baton Rouge,La. July.
1995 Killoden Plantation Wetlands Enhancement and Restoration Plan. City of Monroe. Oct.
1994 Ecological assessment of the Boeuf Bayou Research Natural Area in the Kisatchie National Forest.U.S. Dept. Agr., Southern Forest Exp. Stat., New Orleans, La.
1993 Floral inventory of Fort Polk, Louisiana. U.S. Army Construction Eng. Res. Lab. Final Report.
1993 Ecological assessment of the Cunningham Brake Research Natural Area in the Kisatchie National Forest.U.S. Dept. Agr., Southern Forest Exp. Stat., New Orleans, La.
1993 Ecological assessment of the Keiffer Prairie Research Natural Area in the Kisatchie National Forest. U.S. For. Serv., Alexandria, La.
1991 Native Grasses for Cultivation. Mississippi Native Plant Soc. Newsletter.
1990 Roadside plantings with perennials. La. Project Wildflower Newsletter:
1987 Environmental monitoring of the advanced wastewater treatment facility, Ft. Polk, La.Preoperational site conditions, 1983‑1984 and Postoperational site conditions 1985‑86.U.S.Army Eng. Waterways Exp.Stat. Vicksburg, Miss.
1984A preliminary checklist of the Pteridosperms, Gymnosperms, and Monocotyledons of Louisiana. Contr. Herb. Northeast La. Univ. No. 4, Jan. Monroe.
1984A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Allen Parish, Louisiana. Contr. Herb. Northeast La. Univ. No. 5, Jun.
1982A preliminary checklist of the Dicotyledons of Louisiana. Contr. Herb. Northeast La. Univ. No. 3,Jan.Monroe.
1981A checklist of the woody plants of Louisiana. Contr. Herb. Northeast La. Univ. No. 2, Jan. Monroe.
1975A vascular flora of St. Helena and West Feliciana parishes, Louisiana. Univ. Southwestern La. Biology Res. Series No. 30, Lafayette, La.
ORAL PRESENTATIONS (ABSTRACTS)
2006 Three papers on Fort Polk’s RTLA Program at ITAM Conference. Manhattan, KS.
2006 Edible Plants. Cullowhee Lone Star Native Plant Conference, Stephen F. Austin Univ.
2005 Two papers on Fort Polk’s RTLA Program at ITAM Conference. Indianapolis, IN.
2005 Switchgrass Project. Louisiana Archaeological Society Meeting. Monroe, LA.
2005 Sedges have Edges. Wildflower Symposium. Austin, TX.
2004 Two papers and one poster on Fort Polk’s RTLA Program at ITAM Conference. San Francisco, CA.
2004 Cajun and Inland Prairies, Plenary Speaker. Fourth Eastern Native Grass Symposium. Lexington, Ky.
2004 Flora of Fort Polk. Native Plant Society of Texas Annual Meeting. Longview, TX.
2003 The Eunice Cajun Prairie Restoration Project. Cullowhee Native Plant Conference. Cullowhee, North Carolina. July
2003 Louisiana Wildflowers. 2ndCullowhee Lone Star Native Plant Conference, Stephen F. Austin Univ. May 29, 2003.
1974-2003 More than 70 abstracts of paper presented during annual meeting. Proc. Louisiana AcademyofSciences.
2003 Fort Polk Baygalls. Big Thicket Conference. Beaumont, TX.
2003 Cajun Prairie Restoration. Restoration Workshop, Shepherdstown, West Virginia
2001 Edible Plants. Cullowhee Lone Star Native Plant Conference, Stephen F. Austin Univ. June 2, 2001.
2001 Tallow tree control without chemicals. ULM Student Research Symposium Apr 2001. (With Lacy Ezell)
2001 Primary Productivity in Fort Polk Ecosystems. ULM Student Research Symposium. Apr 2001. (With Sara Thames)
2001 Pushy Perennial Prairie Plants. ULM Student Research Symposium. Apr 2001. (With Deanna Parker)
2000 Cajun Prairie; Remnants and Restoration. ULM Museum Speaker Series.
2000 Prairie Restoration. Louisiana Assoc. Professional Biologists Fall Symposium.
2000 Flora of the Cajun Prairie of southwestern Louisiana. 17th North American Prairie Conf.
1999 The Cajun Prairie Restoration Project. The Practice of Restoring Native Ecosystems National Conference.Arbor Day Center, Nebraska City, Nebraska. Nov 9.
1999 Flora of baygalls on Fort Polk in west central Louisiana. Big Thicket Science Conference.Beaumont, Texas.
1999 Edible Plants. Louisiana Archaeological Society Proc.
1998 Identification of seeds from the Watson Brake Mound Complex in northeast Louisiana. ASB Bul 45:91.
1998 Flora of Cajun Prairie in southwestern Louisiana. ASB Bul. 45:123.
1998 A survey of the freshwater mussels (Mollusca: Unionidae) from Brushy and Walnut Bayou, in northeast Louisiana. ASB Bul. 121.
1997 Goosefoot (Chenopodium)and other seeds from Watson Brake. Southeastern Arch. Conf. Bul.40:19.
1997 Chenopodiumand other seeds from Watson Brake. La. Arch. Soc. 24thAnnual Meeting 24:6. Sci. 53:55.
1989 Native Prairie plants for roadside application. Louisiana Project Wildflower Newsletter.
1988A status report of the Flora of Louisiana project. The ASB Journal 35.
1973 Alismataceae of Louisiana: taxonomy & distribution. The ASB Bull. 20:48.
1972A preliminary survey of the vascular flora of St. Helena Parish, Louisiana. The ASB Bull. 19:49.
ORAL PRESENTATIONS (NON ABSTRACTS)
1990-present.Edible Plants. More than 30 presentations to many different groups across Louisiana including Brown Bag Series at Fort Polk and also Mississippi and Texas.
1983-present.Louisiana Flora. More than 20 presentations to groups all across Louisiana and also Texas
1986-present.Cajun Prairie Project. More than 20 presentations to many different groups across Louisiana and also North Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, West Virginia, Nebraska, and Texas
2001-Present.Fort Polk Flora. A total of five presentations across Louisiana including two as part of Brown Bag Series at Fort Polk and also two in Texas.
1990-present.Native grasses. Cullowhee Native Plant Conf. Cullowhee, North Carolina and La. Native Plant Soc. Co nf., Ruston, La
GRANTS RECEIVED
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grant to research prairie restoration on Duralde Prairie 2001-2002. $15,500.00
USGS and Fort Polk Envir. Grant to research Baygall Nutrient Cycling and sedimentation 2001-2002. $38,400
Louisiana Urban Forestry Council Grant for improvement of Monroe’s trees. 2000-2001. $5000.00
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grant to monitor prairie restoration on Duralde Prairie 2000-2001. $14,000.00
USGS and Fort Polk Envir. Grant to research Baygall Nutrient Cycling. 2000-2001. $29,000
USGS and Fort Polk Envir. Grant to map Baygalls. 1999-2000. $13,000
Louisiana Urban Forestry Council Grant for inventory of Monroe’s park and School trees. 1999-2000. $12000.00
EPA and City of West Monroe Grant to plant trees and herbaceous plants per Wetlands Mitigation Plan. 1999. $20,000,00
USDA Grant to Prepare Computer Key to Sedges and Rushes of Louisiana. 1998-1999. $10,000.00
Louisiana Urban Forestry Council Grant for embellishment of Monroe’s trees. 1998-1999. $5000.00
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grant to monitor prairie restoration on Duralde Prairie 1998-1999. $16000.00
Louisiana Urban Forestry Council Grant to continue Tree Inventory andimplement Management Plan for Street Trees of Monroe. 1997-1998. $5000.00
EPA Grant to prepare a vegetation assessment and enhancement plan for the West Monroe Water/Conservation Project 1997. $20,000.00
USDA Grant to Prepare Computer Key to Grasses of Louisiana and Atlas. 1997-1998. $15,000.00
Louisiana Urban Forestry Council Grant to prepare Tree Inventory and Management Plan for Street Trees of Monroe. 1996-1997. $5000.00
EPA Grant for part of Watershed protection strategy for Bennett’s Bayou. 1996-1999. $5700.00 (my share) DNR Grant to create Wetlands plan for Louisiana. 1995. $30,000.00
BFI and City of Monroe Grant to prepare a Wetlands Restoration Plan for Killoden Plantation. 1995. $20,000.00.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Challenge Grant for Research in Duralde Prairie Restoration. 1994. $7,000.00.
U.S. Forest Service Challenge Grant for Research in Boeuf River Natural Area. 1993. $5,000.00
U.S. Forest Service Challenge Grant for Research in Keiffer Prairie Natural Area. 1992. $7,000.00
U.S. Forest Service Cooperative Agreement Grant for Research in Cunningham Brake Natural Area. 1992.$10,000.00
AWARDS AND HONORS
RTLA outstanding work.. August 2005.
Favorite Professor, ALPHA LAMBDA DELTA, April 2001.
Blue Pencil Award for Prairie Brochure, U.S. Government, Feb 2001.
Unsolicited Citation Award from Louisiana Garden Club. Apr 1999.
Louisiana Urban Forestry Demonstration Project Award for West Monroe Wetlands Mitigation Plan. Mar 1999.
George Welch PTA Appreciation Award. March 1999.
Louisiana Urban Forestry outstanding management award for Monroe Street Tree Inventory and Management Plan. Feb 1998
Louisiana Urban Forestry outstanding conservation award for West Monroe Water Conservation Plan. Feb 1998
Nominee for Jefferson Award. Feb 1997
United Way Volunteer of the Week. Jan 1997.
Northeast Louisiana Univ. Alumni Assoc. Service Award. Oct 1996.
Monroe Beautification Board President’s Award. May 1996.
NLU College of Pure & Applied Sci. Research Award. Oct 1994.
RESEARCH ONGOING
Fort Polk Flora and Vegetation
Switchgrass
Native Grass propagation
Wetlands definition, delineation, restoration
Louisiana Flora Database
Wild Flowers of the Southeast
Prairie Restoration
Vegetation of east Gulf Coastal Plain
Ecology of Prairie, bogs, and baygalls
Edible Plants
Butterfly Gardens
ORGANIZATIONS
President, La. Native Plant Society 1995-1997
Director, Division of Biological Sciences, La. Academy of Sciences 1993-2002
President, Monroe Beautification Board 1996-1998
Newsletter Editor, Friends of the Louisiana State Arboretum 1996-
Newsletter Editor, Cajun Prairie Habitat Preservation Society 1998-
President, Cajun Prairie Habitat Preservation Society 1991-1998
Advisor, ULM Beta Sigma Biology Club 1994-2001
Board of Directors, La. Urban Forestry Council 1997-2001
Technical Advisor & Board of Directors of La. Project Wildflower 1988-1995
Member, La. Academy of Sciences 1970-2003
Member, Southern Appalachian Botanical Club 1970-
Member, Southwestern Naturalist 1996-
Member, Soc. For Ecological Restoration, 1995-
Member, Assoc. Southeastern Biologists, 1997-