April 2023

What’s new at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in 2023? A spotlight on native plants!

Land, water, plants, and animals: the “heritage” part of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival isn’t only focused on human-created culture in 2023. Jazz Fest coordinator Laura Renee Westbrook took the long view and invited area native plant advocates to provide native plants and remind fest-goers that without its natural environment, the unique culture […]

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Native Plant Month in Louisiana – Gov. Edwards Issues Proclamation

The wild garden we call Louisiana is a beautiful and busy place in April: native iris, sage, and primrose in bloom; birds building nests in bald cypress, pine, magnolia, and oak trees; bees and butterflies visiting flowering shrubs and reminding us of the pollinators’ role in the berries we’ll enjoy this summer and fall. To

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