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Congratulations to L. Leo Judice Elementary School in Scott for their bronze-certified habitat!
Environmental Science teacher Paula Guidry has led the effort to bring or revive gardens at the school.
ANPP Volunteers
Dec 11 min read
Garden Tasks for December in Acadiana
By Dan Weintritt and friends
ANPP Volunteers
Dec 13 min read
The Prairie that Nature Built
The Prairie that Nature Built is a beautifully illustrated children’s picture book that communicates the interactions of the plants and animals that live in this endangered ecosystem.
ANPP Volunteers
Dec 11 min read
Native Plant Advocate of the Month Rebecca Howard
ANPP thanks you for your dedication and hard work! We appreciate all you do, Rebecca!
ANPP Volunteers
Dec 12 min read
Native Plant of the Month: Southern Sugar Maple, Acer floridanum
This deciduous tree grows to 60 feet tall.
ANPP Volunteers
Dec 11 min read
HOW TO RID YOUR YARD OF MOSQUITOES WITHOUT HARMING POLLINATORS
A Mosquito Bucket is designed to lure and then kill mosquito larvae
with MOSQUITO DUNKS
ANPP Volunteers
Nov 21 min read
Native Gardening for Birds, Bees & Butterflies. South. Written by Jaret C. Daniels
This book is available at the Lafayette Parish Library Main Branch.
ANPP Volunteers
Nov 21 min read
Cues to Care: An Important Tool for Native Gardeners
We view our native gardens as aesthetically beautiful, of course; but
we also see the beauty of their ecological function – their role in the
food web of the ecoregion where we live.
Lawrence Rozas
Nov 23 min read
ANPP WINS THE 2025 NON-PROFIT OF THE YEAR AWARD from the Lafayette Consolidated Government's Disability Awareness Committee
We are super excited to announce that ANPP won the 2025 Non-Profit of the Year award at the Lafayette Consolidated Government's Disability Awareness Committee's award ceremony.
ANPP Volunteers
Nov 21 min read
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