There's a lot that goes into wetland restoration. From building up levees to digging canals, there are several methods used to reduce the amount of damage that the oil and gas industry does to the coastal wetlands in the south.…
Louisiana is home to huge amount of bayous and marsh, which are a breeding ground for mosquitoes. Effective mosquito control in the wetlands can be the difference between a lot of bites and having a comfortable working environment. Why should…
What happens after a mine is closed? A mine’s window of usefulness may last a few years or a few decades. However, once the mineral resources are exhausted or operations are no longer profitable, crews can’t just pack up and…
Before you go to sleep tonight, Americans will have consumed over 700 million gallons of petroleum products today alone. That means pipelines are not going away anytime soon. Today’s natural gas and crude oil pipeline companies doing business in Louisiana…
Your crew is only as good as the equipment that gets them to the job site. And when your work is done deep in the wetlands, you need airboat transportation for work crews to get you there safely. Stan’s Airboat…
It’s not often someone gets to participate in the preservation of Gulf Coast history. But Stan’s is proud to play a role in helping some of our clients conduct the archaeological surveys needed to make sure excavation and other wetlands…
In May, experts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted that the 2017 hurricane season (which started in June and ends in November), would be one for the record books. Then Harvey, Irma, Jose, and Maria came along and…
Lake Charles native Stanley Caldarera started what became Stan's Airboat and Marsh Excavator Service back in 1994. Although our business is based in the small town of Iowa, Louisiana, our reach has grown over the last 23 years to include…
Thousands of miles of pipeline canals that once cut through the wetlands of Louisiana now (when viewed from above) look like straight, green lines reaching into the Gulf of Mexico. Those canals once made…
"God created the earth, but the Dutch made Holland.” That old Dutch saying describes a nation where 65 percent of the land would be under water at high tide without canals, dikes, and pumps. 500 years ago, Dutch farmers were…
