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September 2025

Sep
6

Parks for Pollinators BioBlitz Walk in Northlake Nature Center

Saturday, September 6th, 2025
to (Central Time)
Northshore Nature Center

Public Welcome Family-Friendly Free Event Nature Walk/Hike Free Public Parking Lots of Physical Activity

Pelican Park's Alex Landry will lead our WOPB group on a nature walk, in Northlake Nature Center, as part of their September participation in the Parks for Pollinator throughout the month of September. Alex is the Naturalist & Environmental Education Coordinator for Pelican Park. Be sure to come prepared for the walk. Wear appropriate footwear and a hat, Bring water, camera, binoculars, sunscreen and maybe insect spray.

Sep
12

Monthly Board of Directors meeting Members Only

Friday, September 12th, 2025
to (Central Time)
Castine Center, Conf. room E, 63350 Pelican Dr, Mandeville, LA, 70448 Map

Members Only Chapter Board Meeting Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains

Monthly Board of Directors meeting

Sep
18

Free Webinar: "EcoBeneficial Landscape Strategies for the Climate Crisis" with Kim Eierman

Hosted by Wild Ones National
Thursday, September 18th, 2025
to (Central Time)
Online/Virtual

Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation

Discover how ecological landscaping with native plants can make your landscape more resilient and help address the climate crisis. This webinar will highlight practical, evidence-based approaches to designing and maintaining landscapes that build resilience to climate change and support native biodiversity. Join Wild Ones for a free webinar, “EcoBeneficial Landscape Strategies for the Climate Crisis,” featuring environmental horticulturalist and ecological landscape designer Kim Eierman.

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Sep
20

Hummingbird Banding Festival

Saturday, September 20th, 2025
to (Central Time)
LSU Research Center, 21549 Old Covington Hwy, Hammond, LA, 70403 Map

Public Welcome Family-Friendly Youth Engagement Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Lots of Physical Activity Drinking Fountains

Host table talk at Hummingbird festival

Sep
22

Seed cleaning and packaging Social

Monday, September 22nd, 2025
to (Central Time)
St Tammany Library Slidell location , 3901 Pontchartrain Dr, Slidell, LA, 70458 Map

Public Welcome Family-Friendly Free Event Chapter Social Seed Handling Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains

Native Seed cleaning and packing Social. We meet monthly to clean and package native plant  seeds that will be handed out to the public at our tabling events. We always have fun at these events asking questions about how to grow plants , catching up to meeting like minded people. Please join us for this event.

Sep
28

Native Soils and Seed collecting

Sunday, September 28th, 2025
to (Central Time)
Pelican Park Castine Center, 63350 Pelican Dr, Mandeville, LA, 70448 Map

Public Welcome Family-Friendly Recording Available Free Event Chapter Meeting Program/Speaker Presentation Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains

Mitch Mouton is a State Soil Scientist for the USDA_NRCS.  He will talk to us about our  Native Soils.

We hope to also have someone speak about collecting Native Seeds after the blooming season ends and how to prepare them for propagation for 2026.

October 2025

Oct
10

Monthly Board of Directors meeting Members Only

Friday, October 10th, 2025
to (Central Time)
Castine Center, Conf. room E, 63350 Pelican Dr, Mandeville, LA, 70448 Map

Members Only Chapter Board Meeting Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains

Monthly Board of Directors meeting

Oct
11

Wild Things Festival

Saturday, October 11th, 2025
to (Central Time)
SE Wildlife Refugee, 61389 LA-434, Lacombe, LA, 70445 Map

Public Welcome Family-Friendly Youth Engagement Free Event Hands-On/How-To Workshop Nature Walk/Hike Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Lots of Physical Activity Drinking Fountains

Come join us for a Family and Children friendly event put on by Louisiana WildLife and Fisheries. There will be activities for the kids and adults with pontoon rides in the Bayou, Shooting and Archery ranges, Fishing and more. There will be several tables with information on Native Plants, Bugs, Butterflies, Worms, Louisiana Irises and many more. There will be food, drinks and music available also. This event is free to the public and put on by Louisiana WildLife Life and Fisheries.

Oct
16

October Wild Ones National Webinar with Doug Tallamy

Hosted by Wild Ones National
Thursday, October 16th, 2025
to (Central Time)
Online/Virtual

Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation

Details coming soon! 

November 2025

Nov
20

November Wild Ones National Webinar with Larry Weaner

Hosted by Wild Ones National
Thursday, November 20th, 2025
to (Central Time)
Online/Virtual

Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation

Details coming soon! 

December 2025

Dec
12

Monthly Board of Directors meeting Members Only

Friday, December 12th, 2025
to (Central Time)
Castine Center, Conf. room E, 63350 Pelican Dr, Mandeville, LA, 70448 Map

Members Only Chapter Board Meeting Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains

Monthly Board of directors meeting