Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program (BTNEP) will give away native plants at the BTNEP native plant nursery/Nicholls Farm, 906 Thoroughbred Park Dr., Thibodaux, LA  701301

Featuring: Dr. Jenneke Visser Sunday, September 29, 2-3:30 pm     Dr. Jenneke Visser, coastal scientist and devoted Hilltop Hodge Podge volunteer will present her “Top 25 Garden Plants” on Sunday, September 29, ...continue reading "PLANTFEST! Teaser 2024"

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 (members-only sale) Saturday and Sunday, October 5-6, 2024 (public sale)   BATON ROUGE, LA - The LSU Hilltop Arboretum will hold its annual fall PLANTFEST! on Saturday, October 5, from ...continue reading "LSU Hilltop Arboretum PLANTFEST! 2024"

Join us this fall for plant and garden product exhibits and sales, educational programs, music, arts & crafts, cooking demonstrations and MORE. 1 Palm Drive New Orleans, LA 70124 504-482-4888

All interested volunteers ready to pull weeds and prune plants are invited to participate at Keller Library, 4300 S. Broad, New Orleans on Wed., Oct. 9th, 4:30 - 6:30 pm. ...continue reading "PULL and PRUNE at the Keller library"

Hosted by BTNEP, this event offers an immersive and unique view of Bayou Lafourche and a chance to explore one of the most important waterways of our estuary, offering a ...continue reading "Paddle Bayou Lafourche, Saturday October 12, 7 am to 3 pm"

NPI membership meeting at the Bucktown shoreline. Jason, from the office of ecosystem and coastal management of Jefferson parish, will give a guided tour for  members. More details to come.

Come join a team of volunteers to help clean up the native plant garden at the Keller Library, 4300 S. Broad. Bring your gloves, hats, water and love of native ...continue reading "Native plant garden clean up at Keller Library"

Agenda includes election for two-year terms for NPI vice president, treasurer, and one board member. Special speaker: Margaret Fegan shares her NPI-sponsored attendance at the 2024 Cullowhee Native Plant Conference in North Carolina. After the election and Margaret's talk, we'll stroll the nature center grounds to identify native plants. As always, anyone (NPI members or not) is welcome to attend the meeting and stick around afterwards to share native plants and seeds. However, this time, space is limited to 40 people in the meeting room. It will be first come first served.

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