Stumps of dead cypress trees poke out of the water in Bayou Bienvenue, the remnants of what was once a cypress swamp. Saltwater intrusion killed the trees. Now, the bayou’s bank is littered with trash ...
In “The Orchid Thief,” author Susan Orlean wrote of a “phantom” flower hidden deep in the swamps of Southwest Florida “so bewitching that it could seduce people to pursue it year after year and mile ...