Dr. Quenton Fontenot Archives - ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ News /news/tag/dr-quenton-fontenot/ Mon, 26 Jun 2023 16:18:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Farm Creates Wetland Research Area with Support of Ducks Unlimited & the Natural Resources Conservation Service /news/2023/06/26/nicholls-farm-creates-wetland-research-area-with-support-of-ducks-unlimited-the-natural-resources-conservation-service/ Mon, 26 Jun 2023 16:18:35 +0000 /news/?p=9190 THIBODAUX, La. – The ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Farm has dedicated a newly created wetland for coastal restoration research and other projects, thanks to the support of Ducks Unlimited and the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Water is pumped from Bayou Folse into the wetland so that the plants can filter out nutrients, and then the nutrient-free water is […]

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]]> Continued research at ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Farm now possible thanks to ConocoPhillips and Lafourche Parish Government /news/2022/05/24/continued-research-at-nicholls-farm-now-possible-thanks-to-conocophillips-and-lafourche-parish-government/ Tue, 24 May 2022 15:14:18 +0000 /news/?p=8774 THIBODAUX, La. — ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ celebrated the rebuilding of the ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Farm bridge on Wednesday, May 18 with project partners ConocoPhillips and the Lafourche Parish Government. The project is considered critical to unlocking the research, educational and ecological potential of the Farm. The nearly $300,000 bridge replacement project gives ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Biology faculty access to […]

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]]> ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Biology Students Selected to State Conservation Leadership Group /news/2022/02/17/nicholls-biology-students-selected-to-state-conservation-leadership-group/ Thu, 17 Feb 2022 14:00:00 +0000 /news/?p=8667 THIBODAUX, La. — The Louisiana Wildlife Federation has selected ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Biology Majors Faith Boutte and Alexandra Himel to join the 4th cohort of the Edgar Veillon Conservation Leadership Corps (CLC).  LWF defines the Leadership Corps as a developmental program providing expert training for future leaders in conservation. The program is only available to […]

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]]> Donation from ConocoPhillips to Expand Access to Land at ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Farm /news/2021/05/11/donation-from-conocophillips-to-expand-access-to-land-at-nicholls-farm/ Tue, 11 May 2021 13:00:00 +0000 /news/?p=8471 THIBODAUX, La. — ConocoPhillips has awarded ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ a second $50,000 grant to increase access to the land at the ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Farm by replacing a condemned bridge that crosses Bayou Folse. The gift brings the university one step closer in its quest to rebuild the bridge and reconnect to the property. The total estimated […]

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]]> Conoco-Phillips Grant to Help Renovate Bridge at ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Farm /news/2020/10/29/conoco-phillips-grant-to-help-renovate-bridge-at-nicholls-farm/ Thu, 29 Oct 2020 17:04:18 +0000 /news/?p=8282 THIBODAUX, La. — Conoco-Phillips has awarded $50,000 to the ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Department of Biological Sciences to assist in coastal restoration research and coastal plant production.  The university will use the grant to help rebuild a bridge on the ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Farm. This will provide access to land that will be used to grow species of […]

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