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ST. ANTHONY GREEN STREETS AND PUBLIC ART – Filmore Playground

Filmore Park 5500 Wildair St., New Orleans, Louisiana

RESCHEDULED Originally scheduled for April 17th, postponed due to weather, is now rescheduled for May 15th. ST. ANTHONY GREEN STREETS AND PUBLIC ART Saturday, April 17 | 10 a.m. to Noon @ Filmore Playground, 5500 Wildair St. We are excited to resume in-person community events for both St. Anthony Green Streets and the Public Art ...continue reading "ST. ANTHONY GREEN STREETS AND PUBLIC ART – Filmore Playground"

ST. ANTHONY GREEN STREETS AND PUBLIC ART – Gatto Playground

Gatto Playground, 1929 Wildair St 1929 Wildair Street, New Orleans, LA

We are excited to resume in-person community events for both St. Anthony Green Streets and the Public Art Projects in the Gentilly Resilience District. On May 15, Artists Langston Allston, Courtney Egan, Brendon Palmer-Angell and Ashley Pridmore will lead hands-on creative activities for all ages focused on the themes of water, remembrance, adaptation, and ecology.  ...continue reading "ST. ANTHONY GREEN STREETS AND PUBLIC ART – Gatto Playground"

NPI In-Person Membership Meeting

Rosa Keller Library 4300 S Broad Avenue, New Orleans, LA

NPI-GNO is missing our members! On Sunday May 16th at 9:00 am, we will have our 1st in-person meeting since last year!  Let’s meet in the courtyard of the Rosa F. Keller Library & Community Center, corner of General Pershing and Napoleon Ave., weather permitting,  (watch the NPI Facebook page for notifications.)  Off-street parking is available in the library’s lot ...continue reading "NPI In-Person Membership Meeting"

Laffite Greenway Volunteer Opportunity

Greenway Plaza 500 N. Norman C. Francis Parkway, New Orleans

Come join us in picking up trash, clearing overhanging branches, and pulling non-native weeds from our bioswales. Meet up at the Greenway Plaza, where we will be divided into groups and sent down both directions of the Greenway. While we will be able to provide some pruners, saws and trash pickers, we encourage you to bring ...continue reading "Laffite Greenway Volunteer Opportunity"

UNO Woodlot Restoration Kick Off

 Help us launch our effort to provide expanded habitat for migrating birds at UNO! We will remove invasive species from the Fine Arts WOODLOT and prepare the area for 50 bird-friendly native trees and shrubs to be planted this winter.   Please bring water, gloves and wear long pants, close-toed shoes, and socks. Shovels and clippers ...continue reading "UNO Woodlot Restoration Kick Off"

UNO Woodlot Planting

UNO Fine Arts Woodlot Founders Road, New Orleans, LA

We will be planting at least 16 additional native species to the Woodlot to support more birds and wildlife on campus....Winterberry hollies, Possumhaw, Eastern Red Cedar, Yaupon, Itea, Waxmyrtles, American Hornbeam and more.... See you there!

LNPS Annual Meeting

Wesley Center, Woodworth, LA 2350 Methodist Pkwy, Woodworth, LA

The Louisiana Native Plant Society meets annually, the first weekend of February, in Central Louisiana.  Details, Speaker agendas and bios and info about the Field Trip are posted at lnps.org.  It's great opportunity to learn from and network with native plant enthusiast throughout the state.  Registration info should be available on their website soon.

Membership Meeting – UNO Woodlot

UNO Fine Arts Woodlot Founders Road, New Orleans, LA

We will meet on the site of our latest project at the UNO Fine Arts Woodlot where we have recently helped plant additional native woody species to attract and support wildlife on the campus.  More plantings are scheduled in adjacent areas.  We will tour the site and discuss the existing native plants, the preparation that ...continue reading "Membership Meeting – UNO Woodlot"

Spring Garden Show

City Park Botanical Garden

Where: New Orleans Botanical Garden Parking: Street Parking and Parking Lot Admission: $10/Adults; $5/Children 5 to 12; free for kids under 5 and Friends of City Park members

Longue Vue Design Symposium

Longue Vue 7 Bamboo Road, New Orleans, LA

The Power of Design. Longue Vue’s house and gardens were designed, in tandem, to blend beauty with community responsibility. Upon moving to the site in 1923, Edith and Edgar Stern famously activated their home towards civic engagement during their lifetimes then left us the gift and responsibility of continuing their work in beautiful built and ...continue reading "Longue Vue Design Symposium"