ASHS 2015 Annual Conference

Invasives in Action: A Swamp Tour of Louisiana’s Invasive Aquatic Plants  

Price: $ 35 per person. Advance registration required. Includes snacks and water. No meals included. 

Date: Thursday, August 6 

Time: 8:30 A.M. - 1 P.M. 

Leaves hotel at: 8:30. Please arrive at the Canal Street Entrance 15 minutes in advance of departure time. 

Please note that in case of insufficient registered participants, the tour will be cancelled and you will be fully refunded. 

This professional tour will be operated by the Louisiana Tour Company. Tour attendees will be picked up at the Sheraton New Orleans and transported by van to the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in Marrero, LA. We will board a Swamp Tour boat and make our way through the Barataria Swamps, the Crown Jewel of the Louisiana Purchase. We will see lots of wildlife, along with native and invasive aquatic plants, including giant salvinia (Salvinia molesta), hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata) and waterhyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes). The slow drift of the tour boat through moss-draped trees and small waterways will provide ample opportunity for viewing and photography. The swamp tour is fully narrated and boat captains are natives of the Barataria Swamps with a background of gator hunting, fishing and trapping. Tour boats are specially designed for and have a roof, restroom facilities, cushioned seats, and windows that can be raised or lowered during rainy weather, along with plenty of standing and walking room.