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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.
Free National Webinar: From Wasteland to Wonder with Basil Camu
Hosted by Wild Ones NationalOnline/Virtual
Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation
Our upcoming webinar with Basil Camu explores practical, evidence based ways to heal suburban and urban landscapes by working with trees, soil, and natural systems, drawing on real world practices from Leaf & Limb and community centered models for restoring life where we live, work, and play.!
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.
Seed Cleaning, Packaging and Social Event
Public Welcome Free Event Seed Handling Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking
We will be cleaning and packaging native plant seeds for future events while having conversations with people interested in planting or learning about installing native plants into their landscapes.Come join us, we always have great conversations while making new friends and you are welcome to take seeds home with you.
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: Rethinking Horticulture with Real Ecology presented by Joey Santore
Hosted by Wild Ones NationalOnline/Virtual
Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation
Join Joey Santore, creator of Crime Pays But Botany Doesn’t, for a candid Wild Ones National Webinar examining how inherited garden aesthetics shape native plant landscapes. Drawing on field experience and real ecology, Joey challenges tidy design norms and explores why dense, irregular plant communities are often the most resilient and ecologically sound.
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: Jewels of the Night and Why to 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 other complex factors and how humans can help preserve them. Leon Zebrick, a member of the Pontchartrain Astronomy Society, will talk briefly on why dark skies are important.
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