Events Archive: 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Upcoming Events
January 2026
Monthly Board of Directors meeting Members Only
Members Only Chapter Board Meeting Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Monthly board meeting.
Quarterly Public Meeting with Presentation: Native Plant Communities of Louisiana
Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation Seed/Plant Share Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Quarterly meeting . Presentation: Greg Capranica of Millifleur Apiary (2023) and Millifleur Native Landscaping (2025) will speak about the native plants in relation to their natural communities within Louisiana's varied ecosystems and regions. Greg is a Louisiana Master Naturalist and most recently thecompleted the Louisiana Native Professional Certification Program. He is a board member of WOPB and collaborates with other groups, such as with the Peoples Forest Foundation to provide education in the region through the Microhabitat Program.
Free National Webinar: "Intergenerational Care for Land and Community: A Conversation with Robin Wall Kimmerer and Esther Bonney"
Hosted by Wild Ones NationalOnline/Virtual
Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation
In this special collaboration, Robin Wall Kimmerer, author, botanist, and founder of Plant Baby Plant, joins youth leader and Nurture Natives founder Esther Bonney for an intergenerational conversation about belonging, reciprocity, and native plant action.
Together, they will explore questions such as:
How do we create opportunities for young people to have a voice and feel empowered, even when they are not homeowners or decision makers?What kinds of relationships and mentorships help people stay engaged in native plant work over decades?Why do stories, shared practices, and community invitations matter just as much as plant lists?
Robin and Esther will reflect on what invites people into this work, what keeps them here, and what elders and youth have to teach each other.
Seed Packaging Social Get together
Public Welcome Seed Handling Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Seed Packaging and Social event. We get together and clean and package seeds while having conversations about native gardening and other topics.
February 2026
Seed packaging and Social event
Public Welcome Seed Handling Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Multilingual
Seed packaging and Social get together. We clean and package seeds while having conversations and meeting new people.
Special Benefit Webinar with Richard Louv
Hosted by Wild Ones NationalOnline/Virtual
Paid Event Public Welcome Limited Access Recording Program/Speaker Presentation
Details coming soon! This will be a paid webinar with all proceeds supporting the Seeds for Education Program.
Monthly Board of Directors meeting Members Only
Members Only Chapter Board Meeting Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Monthly board of directors meeting
Demonstration of Bonsai Trees using Native Species
Volunteers Needed Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
John Broderick, a WOPB board member, will give a demonstration on how to create a Bonsai tree using native species. John is a retired arborist and accomplished creator of Bonsai using various species including native ones.
March 2026
Members Only Gloster Arboretum and Private Property Tours in Southwest, MS Members Only
Private Arboretum and Private Residence
Members Only Registration Required Free Event Home/Private Garden Tour Lots of Physical Activity
Members Only event at the Gloster Arboretum in Gloster, MS. and possibly one other private property. Both are in southwest, MS. The Gloster Arboretum is a private property. Linda Auld, the NOLA BugLady and Brady Dunaway, Heritage Program Ecologist at the MS Museum of Natural Sciences wil lead tours.
Free National Webinar- March 2026
Hosted by Wild Ones NationalOnline/Virtual
Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation
Details coming soon!
Monthly Board of Directors meeting Members Only
Members Only Chapter Board Meeting Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Monthly Board Meeting
April 2026
Monthly Board of Directors meeting Members Only
Members Only Chapter Board Meeting Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Monthly Board meeting
Lacombe Museum Earth Day Celebration
Lacombe Nature Center @ Lacombe Boat Launch, 28275 Main St, Lacombe, LA, 70445 Map
Public Welcome Public Restroom Free Public Parking
Tabling talk at Earth Day Celebration
Quarterly Public Meeting with Presentation: Fireflies and The Dark Sky
Public Welcome Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation Seed/Plant Share Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Quarterly Public Meeting: with Presentation: Teri Gegenheimer is a Volunteer Ambassador of the Xerces Society. She will talk on the beloved and at risk Firefly due to loss of habitat and humans can help preserve them. Leon Zebrick, a member of the Pontchartrain Astronomy Society will talk briefly about the ecological value of dark skies..
June 2026
Monthly Board of Director meeting Members Only
Members Only Chapter Board Meeting Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Monthly Board meeting
July 2026
Monthly Board of Director meeting Members Only
Members Only Chapter Board Meeting Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Monthly Board meeting
August 2026
Monthly Board of Director meeting Members Only
Members Only Chapter Board Meeting Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Monthly Board meeting
September 2026
Free National Webinar- September 2026
Hosted by Wild Ones NationalOnline/Virtual
Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation
Details coming soon!
Monthly Board of Directors meeting Members Only
Members Only Chapter Board Meeting Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Monthly Board meeting
October 2026
Monthly Board of Directors meeting Members Only
Members Only Chapter Board Meeting Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Monthly Board meeting
Free National Webinar- October 2026
Hosted by Wild Ones NationalOnline/Virtual
Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation
Details coming soon!
November 2026
Free National Webinar- November 2026
Hosted by Wild Ones NationalOnline/Virtual
Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation
Details coming soon!
Monthly Board of Directors meeting Members Only
Members Only Chapter Board Meeting Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Monthly Board meeting
December 2026
Monthly Board of Director meeting Members Only
Members Only Chapter Board Meeting Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Monthly Board meeting