Wednesday, August 14, 2024 - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm MISSISSIPPI SMART LANDSCAPES This free two-hour program will be offered via Zoom and includes “Native Plants Pollinators Love”, a presentation by Dr. Eddie Smith, Pearl River County Extension Agent & Host of Southern Gardening, and “How to Be a Better Steward of Your Property” by Pat Drackett, Associate […]
Allen Acres Natural Area It will be hot but this is the time of the year that Carolina Lily (Lilium michauxii) and Yellow Fringed Orchid (Platanthera ciliaris) are in flower and perhaps yellow fringeless orchid (Platanthera integra) and crested yellow orchid (Platanthera cristata). There will be good spots for these plus other notable plants for […]
Saturday, August 24, 2024 - 9:30 am to 11:00 am FIELD BOTANY WALK of Crosby Exhibits: Dr. Janet Wright Prepare to develop new eyes, and to hone your other senses! Join us for a late summer botany field walk at the Arboretum with field botanist and ecologist Dr. Janet Wright. It’s a colorful season, and she will identify […]
Help Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana care for the trees and grasses we’ll be planting this fall, as well as make exciting improvements to our Restoration Headquarters! Water and snacks provided and volunteers get a free T-shirt as a thank you. No minimum age, but minors will need an adult to accompany them. Registration required: […]
Get your green thumbs ready for the Pelican Greenhouse Plant Sale! With hundreds of varieties of plants, there’s something everyone will love including garden soil and pine straw to finish… 2 Celebration Drive New Orleans, LA 70124 504-483-9437 plants@nocp.org
The Cajun Prairie Habitat Preservation Society will be having our annual peak blazing star tour of the Eunice Prairie at 8:00 AM on Saturday, September 7th. The prairie is located at 650 E Magnolia in Eunice (parking lot: 30.4988, -92.4079). The tour will be followed by our "fall" meeting — starting at 10:30 AM — […]
Greater New Orleans iris Society Plant Swap Saturday September 7,2024 9:30 am. to Noon Bring a plant to swap Please bring a snack to share! East Bank Regional Library 4747 West Napoleon Rules of the plant swap: There will be a table where the plants will be collected Each person who brings a plant gets […]
Get your green thumbs ready for the Pelican Greenhouse Plant Sale! With hundreds of varieties of plants, there’s something everyone will love including garden soil and pine straw to finish… 2 Celebration Drive New Orleans, LA 70124 504-483-9437 plants@nocp.org
Acadiana Native Plant Project will kick off its outreach season with a visit to the UL Ecology Center, 703 Thoroughbred Drive in Lafayette, where ANPP volunteers will show you around the prairie propagation areas, both in the field and in the greenhouse. Collect seeds to bring home. The Liatris are in bloom! All ages welcome!
The West Bank Regional Library is hosting a "Backyard Brouhaha"! There will be a talk about attracting birds to your backyard and how to make your yard your own personal national park! There will be four speakers: 1. Attracting Butterflies to your yard; 2. Attracting birds to your backyard; 3. Beekeeping; 4. Raising chickens in […]
Native species are a sizzling hot topic these days, but precisely what are "native plants?" The answers can take you in many directions, and this dynamic journey continues to have many twists and turns. Paul Andres will discuss what makes a native plant and the factors that determine why native species are critical in nature's […]
Sunday, September 15th, 2024 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm (Central Time) Castine Center, Hall D, 63350 Pelican Dr, Mandeville, LA, 70448 Public Welcome - Family Friendly - Free Event - Chapter Meeting Program/Speaker Presentation Wild Ones Pontchartrain Basin member Teri Gegenheimer is a Xerces Society Volunteer Ambassador. She will be presenting on beneficial insects stressing the link between them and native […]
