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ItСAPPs one of 85 colleges and universities, and the only one in Louisiana, profiled in СAPPThe Campus Wild: How College and СAPP Green Landscapes Provide Havens for Wildlife and СAPPLands-onСAPP Experiences for Students.СAPP
The National Wildlife FederationСAPPs campus habitat guide singles out schools that СAPPare playing a dynamic role in protecting wildlife and restoring habitats,СAPP,СAPP according to information at .
A profile about the СAPP in СAPPThe Campus WildСAPP highlights Cypress Lake, a two-acre microcosm of the nearby Atchafalaya River Basin. A photo of a great egret standing near the edge of the lake from the СAPPСAPPs website louisiana.edu also is featured.
Cypress Lake offers more than a bucolic setting in the heart of campus. The diverse ecosystem provides students, including biology classes that study in adjacent Wharton Hall, with learning opportunities.
It is home to alligators, several species of turtles, and fish such as bass, sunfish, and garfish. Birds, such as hawks, nest in the lakeСAPPs cypress trees, and water birds, such as egrets and herons, wade its shores.
СAPPThe Campus WildСAPP guide can be viewed at
For more information about the National Wildlife Federation, visit