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SUMMARY:Okra Abbey Community Day - NOLA
DESCRIPTION:Helen Sierminski of NOLA Sidewalk Gardens & Forests who will lead a 10-11 am urban nature walk that begins and ends at Okra Abbey.\n9 AM – Coffee & Breakfast 9:30 AM – Garden Club with Okra Abbey Lead Gardener Billie Golan10 AM – Urban Nature Walk Departs Okra Abbey with NOLA Sidewalk Gardens & Forests Tour Guide Helen Sierminski11 AM – Urban Nature Walk Returns to Okra Abbey10 AM-12 noon – Volunteer & Gardening Projects\nShowing love for the Sidewalks Gardens and Forests of New Orleans\, providing us with serenity\, shade and sensory delights.Urban Nature Walks: a guided opportunity for awareness and connection with nature in an urban setting.\nOkra Abbey’s entrance gates are on Hickory Street and Eagle Steet and our community refrigerator faces Hickory Street. Okra Abbey is located on New Orleans Public School Property and the school’s address is 1800 Monroe St. Please be advised that Hickory Street is currently closed for road repairs and you may need to park a block or two away from the garden.\nWe will learn about the connections between the garden beds and the food we eat at the community table with Okra Abbey’s Lead Gardener Billie Golan. We will connect with neighbors and grow community while we work on growing fresh and nutritious food.\nPlease contact okraabbey@gmail.com if you can donate coffee supplies\, snacks\, seeds\, or starts! Please contact nolasidewalkgardensandforests@gmail.com with questions about the urban nature walk.
URL:https://www.lnps.org/event/okra-abbey-community-day-nola/
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SUMMARY:Twigs\, Buds and Blooms - St. Martinville
DESCRIPTION:Join our favorite tree guy\, Jim Foret\, for an afternoon walk at Cade Farm\, UL Lafayette’s experimental farm. We’ll celebrate Arbor Day with a casual stroll through the mature woods to learn about tree ID in winter using twigs\, bark and buds. Jim retired recently from UL Lafayette’s School of Geosciences\, where he taught native plant and plant science classes. Meet at 2pm at the Welcome Center parking lot (building is closed). Wear boots or footwear you don’t mind getting muddy. All ages \n1234 W.J. Bernard Rd. St. Martinville\, LA 70582
URL:https://www.lnps.org/event/twigs-buds-and-blooms-st-martinville/
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SUMMARY:Native Plant Giveaway - NOLA
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URL:https://www.lnps.org/event/native-plant-giveaway-nola/
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SUMMARY:LNPS Annual Conference - Acadian Baptist Center
DESCRIPTION:The 2025 Louisiana Native Plant Conference will be held Feb 14th-16th at the Acadian Baptist Center located near Eunice\, La.   This venue has several options for lodging (including RV parking and camping)\, along with walking trails with lots of natives plants!   The conference format will be similar to those of the past with great speakers Friday evening and Saturday\, native plant trivia\, and the plant auction.  As this location has native plants of interest\, there will be time allotted within the schedule for guided walks.   There is also plenty of space where exhibitors and vendors will display and sell their wares.   Field trips in the vicinity will be offered for Friday afternoon and Sunday with a Prescribed Burn demo scheduled fro Friday afternoon (weather permitting).   We encourage participants to support LNPS by being a member\, but it is not required in order to attend the conference. There is a $25 conference fee for all attendees. \nConference agenda:  https://www.lnps.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/LNPS-2025-Agenda.pdf \nConference registration: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/b3aa5499-042b-4e62-ac2d-19fc4b8562bb \nGo to https://www.lnps.org/ for complete information. \n \n 
URL:https://www.lnps.org/event/lnps-annual-conference-acadian-baptist-center/
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SUMMARY:Arbor Day Native Plant Sale - Clinton MS
DESCRIPTION:Plant Sale – Trees and Shrubs\n\n\n\n\nSaturday\, February 15\, 8:00 am – 1:00 pm\n617 Dunton Road\nClinton\, MS  39056\n\nCome out to our Plant Sale that is timed with Arbor Day: a celebration of tree planting. Arbor Day is set regionally to coincide with the best time to plant trees/shrubs in your area.
URL:https://www.lnps.org/event/arbor-day-native-plant-sale-clinton-ms/
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SUMMARY:Arbor Day Plant Sale - Picayune MS
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Mississippi Arbor Day! Winter is a great time to plant trees and woody shrubs\, so come out early for the best selection\, and choose from a variety of species for your early planting projects. Pearl River County Master Gardeners and other experts will be on hand to help you select the right plant for the right place on your property. Free admission to the Plant Sale.Use Arboretum Service Entrance and follow signage. Sale will take place on our loop drive behind the Visitor Center. \n370 Ridge Road \nPicayune\, MS 39466 \nPhone: 601-799-2311
URL:https://www.lnps.org/event/arbor-day-plant-sale-picayune-ms/
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SUMMARY:Seed Cleaning and Packaging Social - Lacombe
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, February 18th\, 2025\n 11:00 am to 1:00 pm (Central Time)\n Southeast Louisiana National Wildlife Refuge \, 61389 LA-434\, Lacombe\, LA\, 70445 \nPublic Welcome \n\nWe will be cleaning seeds and packaging them into envelopes as giveaways to the public for our upcoming tabling events in 2025. We usually have an assembly line\, one person stamps envelope\, another adds seeds\, another seals pkg\, another adds the labels. We usually have great conversation’s while we are doing this activity.
URL:https://www.lnps.org/event/seed-cleaning-and-packaging-social-lacombe/
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SUMMARY:Big Treesy Giveaway - NOLA
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, February 22\, 2025 – 8:30am-12 noon * Southern Food & Beverage Museum \n1504 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd\, New Orleans\, LA 70113 – 400 FREE Trees \nFor Orleans Parish residents only
URL:https://www.lnps.org/event/big-treesy-giveaway-nola/
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SUMMARY:Seed Starting and Plant Propagation Workshop - Mandeville
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, February 23rd\, 2025\n 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm (Central Time)\n Castine Center\, Hall D\, 63350 Pelican Dr\, Mandeville\, LA\, 70448 \nPublic Welcome\nSeed Starting and Plant Propagation Hands-On Workshop. Free to members and the public for the first 40 that RSVP to wildonespontchartrainbasin@gmail.com   Materials provided but bring your own cuttings (at least 12 inch of new growth).
URL:https://www.lnps.org/event/seed-starting-and-plant-propagation-workshop-lacombe/
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