Matt Conn bought 67 acres of damaged Louisiana land. For a decade, he personally rebuilt it; the restored wetland had recovered diverse native vegetation and multiple ecosystems
What if restoring a piece of damaged land meant spending years simply giving nature a chance to return? That was the challenge Matt Conn took on when he purchased 67 acres near Lydia in Iberia Parish, Louisiana. The property had once supported a diverse wetland beneath mature oaks, cypress, and tupelos, but by the time Conn acquired it, the trees had been cleared and invasive plants had taken over, as per Country Roads Magazine.
