Ongoing

Botanica: Gardens, Landscapes, and Plant Medicines in South Louisiana

Cabildo/Louisiana State Museum The Cabildo, 701 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA 70130, New Orleans

Now Until Sunday May 10, 2026

Explore the cultural meaning of Louisiana medicinal plants and how historically based understandings of them are evolving under the threat of climate change and land loss.

Every Friday: Big Lake Native Plant Trail Restoration Project

Big Lake, City Park  7 Freiderichs Ave

Put your gardening skills to work (and learn some new ones) on Fridays 8:00-10:00 a.m. at the Big Lake Native Plant Trail in New Orleans City Park (the trail is near the boat and bike rental on Friedrichs Avenue). Pull weeds, prune, plant, and work with some of the most knowledgeable gardeners around. City Park provides […]

SEED PACKING & DOCUMENTARY SCREENING AT THE MATERIAL INSTITUTE

SEED PACKING & DOCUMENTARY SCREENING AT THE MATERIAL INSTITUTE, 2120 PORT STREET, NEW ORLEANS - The Material Institute is a nonprofit center that focuses on learning and collaboration from art to music to gardening. The institute will host NPI in a cool and comfy indoor space to break down seed heads, pack giveaway seeds into […]