The garden's Bonnie-Kate Walker will guide a walk through the 3,000-square-foot Miyawaki microforest, now in its first year of growth in the Lower Ninth Ward. The garden is a condensed bottomland hardwood ecoregion with cypress, tupelo, live oak, and hackberry. This small but mighty native forest restoration project is a community-led effort that serves as a […]
Pull & Prune 5:00-7:00 p.m.on Tuesday, October 16th at the Lafitte Greenway Roundabout (Lafitte Greenway at Norman C. Francis Parkway in New Orleans) in preparation for planting on Thursday the 16th.
Thursday, October 16, Plant 4:00-7:00 p.m. at the Lafitte Greenway Roundabout (Lafitte Greenway at Norman C. Francis Parkway in New Orleans). The greenway is a 2.6-mile bike and pedestrian path that connects neighborhoods, serves as a transportation corridor, and features stormwater management practices. At the planting party NPI will help add 20 native species to the […]
VOTE NATIVE - NPI members can vote digitally or in person for NPI president, secretary, and two members of the board of directors December 4-6. To check your membership status or to join NPI, go to the NPI Join It link. VOTE ONLINE - NPI member can vote via a digital ballot that will be sent to […]
NPI MEETING WITH TOUR AND PAPER-MAKING WORKSHOP AT XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA, 3520 LOWERLINE STREET, NEW ORLEANS - Recognized by the Arbor Day Foundation as a Tree Campus and dedicated to planting natives on its campus, Xavier University is a showplace for Louisiana greenery AND is celebrating its 100th birthday in 2025! Meet, greet, explore […]
PULL & PRUNE - Volunteer days are on the second Tuesday of the month and alternate monthly between the Lafitte Greenway Roundabout and Rosa F. Keller Library and Community Center. Local garden consultants and native plants maintenance team leaders Whimscapes are on hand to direct the work. No sign up required. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, Pull & Prune 3:00-5:00 […]
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, AND SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Prepping and Planting at Washington Square Park (700 Elysian Fields Avenue, New Orleans) Join the Faubourg Marigny Improvement Association and New Orleans Parks and Parkways to prep on Saturday, plant on Sunday, and create a native plants showplace in […]
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, AND SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Prepping and Planting at Washington Square Park (700 Elysian Fields Avenue, New Orleans) Join the Faubourg Marigny Improvement Association and New Orleans Parks and Parkways to prep on Saturday, plant on Sunday, and create a native plants showplace in […]
Join us the second to last Thursday of each month, 8:30 - 10:30 at Longue Vue, 7 Bamboo Road. Gardening work will take place along the path of Native Wildflowers. Come dig alongside the garden staff in beautiful Longue Vue’s gardens! Bring your water bottle, gloves, hats, and any other proper attire. For questions and […]
