Join volunteers from Orleans Audubon and UNO to continue work at the UNO Woodlot. We'll be removing small invasive trees, mulching newly planted trees and clearing pathways to make this ...continue reading "UNO Work Day"
This is the DEEP DIVE into the native plants of Louisiana. Presentations include Pollinator Research, Bluebonnet Swamp, Cajun Prairie Species and Research, Spiders and native plants and more. Special vendors ...continue reading "LNPS Annual Conference"
We will meet at 9am on Saturday, March 9th to keep the Keller garden some TLC. Kelleye and Mariah from Whimscapes Landscaping will be leading this volunteer date where we ...continue reading "Volunteer in the Garden – Keller Library"
Our first of several Native Plant Distribution Events will be March 9th at the Rosa Keller Library in New Orleans at 9am. We have over 1000 plant plugs to share, ...continue reading "Native Plant Program – Giveaway @ Rosa Keller Library"
Come see us at the first ever Leonidas Neighborhood Green Infrastructure Event on March 23rd, 12-4pm in the schoolyard of the former Johnson/Lycee School @ 1800 Monroe@ Hickory. We will ...continue reading "Leonidas Neighborhood Green Infrastructure Event – Native Plant Giveaway"
NPI will participate once again in the New Orleans Spring Garden Show at the Botanical Garden. Back again are FREE native plants, multiple species will be available as supplies last. ...continue reading "Spring Garden Show – New Orleans City Park"
Meet, greet, swap, and learn! Discover the ins and outs of the iNaturalist website and app from Will Reinhardt, living collection manager of LSU's Hilltop Arboretum and professional in residence ...continue reading "Membership Meeting at Big Lake Native Plant Trail"
NPI volunteers will have a table at UNO for Earth Day celebrations on Monday, April 22 starting at 11am. UNO will also be conducting tours of the various native gardens ...continue reading "NPI at Earth Day Celebration at UNO"
An upcoming Mississippi Native Plant Society Meeting will include a Doug Tallamy appearance/presentation on Friday evening as well as a demonstration and presentation and tour of a Medicine Wheel Garden ...continue reading "Mississippi Native Plant Society Meeting with Doug Tallamy and Tammy Greer"
Come see Gretna City park with us! We will be given a tour of some of the newest features of this large-scale flood mitigation project that increased the capacity of ...continue reading "Spring Meeting – Gretna City Park"
Kick off your Solstice eve by joining us for drinks and nibbles, native plant love, and great company at Night Out with Native Plants!We'll gather at the native plant trail on Big Lake for a guided tour from Tammany Baumgarten of the NPI Native Plant Initiative of Greater New Orleans and a scavenger hunt to ...continue reading "Night Out with Natives – hosted by Urban Conservancy"
At this workshop, Jennifer Blanchard will share her two decades of experience in botanical research and environmental sciences studies and her enthusiasm about propagation and the use of native medicinal plants in the landscape. Learn about the value-added benefits these plants provide to human health and the environment as we indulge in a tea-tisane tasting ...continue reading "Medicinal Plants for Gardens of the Southeast – LSU – Hilltop Arboretum"
