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Cindy Boudreaux Silver Louisiana Certified Habitat
In 1997, Cindy and her husband bought 11 acres which they thought was a beautiful piece of land planted with rye grass—NOT!

ANPP Volunteers
Jul 1, 20231 min read
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Aimee LaFleur - Bronze Louisiana Certified Habitat
ANPP congratulates Aimee LaFleur on her bronze-level certified habitat!

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Jun 1, 20231 min read
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Erin Bass - Bronze Louisiana Certified Habitat
ANPP congratulates Erin Bass for her bronze-certified habitat in the Comeaux Place neighborhood near downtown Lafayette.
Kelly Guilbeau
Jun 1, 20231 min read
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Featured Native Plant Advocate - Larry Allain
I met Larry Allain in Dr. Mike Zavada's Paleobotany class in graduate school in the early 1990's.
Dona Weifenbach
Jun 1, 20231 min read
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Larry Allain - Gold Louisiana Certified Habitat
ANPP congratulates Larry Allain for his gold certified habitat, Cajun Prairie Farm, in Arnaudville in St. Landry Parish.

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Jun 1, 20231 min read
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Brian Gaspard - Louisiana Certified Habitat
Brian and his family reside in rural Vermilion Parish.

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Jun 1, 20231 min read
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Acadian Baptist Center - Gold Louisiana Certified Habitat
Acadian Baptist Center is a Christian camping and retreat center located near Richard.

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Jun 1, 20232 min read
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How City Ordinances May Affect Your Native Plant Landscape (and what you can do)
Recently, a friend called me in some distress.

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Jun 1, 20233 min read
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Rachael Bernard - Silver Louisiana Certified Habitat
ANPP congratulates Rachael Bernard on her silver certified habitat located in Lafayette!

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Jun 1, 20232 min read
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Cyrilla racemiflora, Swamp Titi
I love this article written by Bill Fontenot about Cyrilla racemiflora. It is from the Nature Dude Blog dated December 2017.
Dona Weifenbach
Jun 1, 20232 min read
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Arie and Taylor Desormeaux - Gold Louisiana Certified Habitat
In 2020, Arie and Taylor Desormeaux purchased a 75-year-old home on nearly 2 acres in the heart of Lafayette.

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Jun 1, 20231 min read
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Diana Lombana - Gold Louisiana Certified Habitat
Congratulations to Diana Lombana for her gold level Louisiana certified habitat in Lafayette Parish!

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Jun 1, 20231 min read
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ANPP is awarded LWF's Conservation Organization of the Year
ANPP is awarded Louisiana Wildlife Federation's Conservation Achievement Award We are excited that ANPP has been named Organization of...

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May 8, 20231 min read
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Advocate for May 2023: Phyllis Griffard
When I met Phyllis in early 2017, we were learning to propagate mistflower under the tutelage of June Walker at June's greenhouse in...
Dona Weifenbach
May 8, 20232 min read
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How to Kill a Chicken Tree
Chinese Tallow tree removal: from invasive nuisance to birdhouse and habitat An ANPP member asked me recently about the poison free...
Dona Weifenbach
May 8, 20232 min read
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How to Plant a Tree
On Wednesday, April 19, 2023, Abbie Judice, Moncus Park Environmental Coordinator, organized this Conservation Club activity for members...
Lawrence Rozas
May 8, 20234 min read
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Austin Crochet - Gold Louisiana Certified Habitat
Austin's garden, located near UL's campus, is a great example of getting creative with plants in a small space.

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May 1, 20231 min read
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Coreopsis lanceolata, lanceleaf coreopsis
Lanceleaf coreopsis is an evergreen native perennial with bright yellow blooms from March to June.

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May 1, 20231 min read
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Heather Warner-Finley and Bill Finley - Gold Louisiana Certified Habitat
Heather and Bill's home is situated on the banks of the Vermilion River in the historic Mouton Gardens area and their backyard floods ...

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May 1, 20231 min read
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Nicole DeJean - Gold Louisiana Certified Habitat
Nicole and Paul moved to this 7-acre property in Broussard less than three years ago and set to work cleaning up a neglected landscape.

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May 1, 20231 min read
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