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Membership Meeting at Big Lake Native Plant Trail

Big Lake, City Park  7 Freiderichs Ave

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 in the Landscape Architecture Program. iNaturalist allows us all to be citizen scientists by sharing observations and photos for use by researchers worldwide. After Will's ...continue reading "Membership Meeting at Big Lake Native Plant Trail"

NPI at Earth Day Celebration at UNO

University of New Orleans LA

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 and solar farm on campus. Tables will be set up under the lake-facing overhang of the library.

Mississippi Native Plant Society Meeting with Doug Tallamy and Tammy Greer

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 on the USM campus.  A very rare and great opportunity! Agenda and Directions attached here. Directions_to_Cochran_Center 2024 MISSISSIPPI NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY SPRING MEETING

Spring Meeting – Gretna City Park

Gretna City Park 3201 Claire Ave, Gretna, LA

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 existing ponds, included more than 300 new trees, and created mainly native planted areas throughout the park. The wetlands, bog gardens, bioswales and other gardens ...continue reading "Spring Meeting – Gretna City Park"

Night Out with Natives – hosted by Urban Conservancy

Big Lake, City Park  7 Freiderichs Ave

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"

Medicinal Plants for Gardens of the Southeast – LSU – Hilltop Arboretum

Hilltop Arboretum 11855 Highland Rd., Baton Rouge, LA

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"

Greaux Native Extravaganza 2024

Rose Garden & Pet Center will present June 29, from 10am to noon, their FIRST EVER “Greaux Native Extravaganza” - A one-day event with local horticulture presentations, games, refreshments, and OF COURSE native plant sales… all to encourage our local community to GREAUX NATIVE! Members of the following organizations will be in attendance or have ...continue reading "Greaux Native Extravaganza 2024"