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Garden Tasks for August in Acadiana: By Dan Weintritt and friends
Adapted from Month-by-Month Gardening in Louisiana by Dan Gill

ANPP Volunteers
Aug 83 min read
 
 
SEED COLLECTION
It's that time again...

ANPP Volunteers
Aug 83 min read
 
 


Butterfly Count written by Sneed Collard III and illustrated by Paul Kratter
Butterfly Count is a beautifully written and illustrated children’s book...

ANPP Volunteers
Aug 81 min read
 
 


Mealy Blue Sage, Salvia farinacea
This beautiful perennial blooms all summer with dark blue to white tubular flowers.

ANPP Volunteers
Aug 81 min read
 
 


Nature-Based Solutions to Keep Mosquitos in Check
Robby Maxwell robjamax@gmail.com   We bought our first home on 2.5 acres in south Louisiana in 2011.  It seemed like an idyllic setting,...

ANPP Volunteers
Aug 48 min read
 
 
 


Eli Megidesh and Kait Craven - Gold Louisiana Certified Habitat
Congratulations to Eli Megidesh and Kait Craven for their gold Certified Habitat qualification.

ANPP Volunteers
Jul 51 min read
 
 


Lisa and Mitchell Lopez - Bronze Louisiana Certified Habitat
Lisa and Mitchell Lopez live in a traditional subdivision, and their place originally had little to no landscaping. A brother-in-law...

ANPP Volunteers
Jul 51 min read
 
 
Garden Tasks for July in Acadiana - By Dan Weintritt and friends
By Dan Weintritt and friends

ANPP Volunteers
Jul 53 min read
 
 


Louisiana Native Professional Certification Program
The Louisiana Native Professional Certification Program (LNPCP) is a new initiative of the Louisiana Native Plant Society (LNPS).

Phyllis Griffard
Jul 52 min read
 
 
Nature of Acadiana airs on KRVS every Tuesday
Beginning Tuesday July 8 and every Tuesday for the next year, listen for a new 1-minute episode of The Nature of Acadiana on KRVS, Radio Acadie at 88.7FM.

ANPP Volunteers
Jul 51 min read
 
 


Plant a Pocket of Prairie - Written by Phyllis Root and Illustrated by Betsy Bowen
Plant a Pocket of Prairie is a beautifully written children’s picture book that takes the reader on an adventure to explore the plants and animals that live in a Minnesota prairie.

ANPP Volunteers
Jul 51 min read
 
 


We honor a behind-the-scenes volunteer who brings her tech gifts to ANPP: Brenae Bergeron
Love our cool Greaux Native stickers? Following us on Instagram? That's Brenae.

ANPP Volunteers
Jul 51 min read
 
 


We honor a behind-the-scenes volunteer who brings her tech gifts to ANPP: Valerie Nehrbass-Vidrine
Valerie Nehrbass-Vidrine is the essential node in ANPP's administration of the Louisiana Certified Habitat program

ANPP Volunteers
Jul 51 min read
 
 


Bird Pepper, Capsicum annuum
Bird Pepper, Capsicum annuum, is the only chili native to the US!

ANPP Volunteers
Jul 51 min read
 
 


Dr. Brandon and Aurore Ballengée- Gold Louisiana Certified Habitat
Congratulations to Dr. Brandon and Aurore Ballengée for having their nature reserve, sculpture garden, and STEM education center, aptly...

ANPP Volunteers
Jun 32 min read
 
 
 


Danny and Jenna Gillane - Bronze Louisiana Certified Habitat
Thanks for Greauxing Native, Danny and Jenna!

ANPP Volunteers
Jun 31 min read
 
 


Tyler Darbonne and Elise Constantin - Gold Louisiana Certified Habitat
Thanks for Greauxing Native, Tyler and Elise!

ANPP Volunteers
Jun 31 min read
 
 


Bill and Elise Jones - Gold Louisiana Certified Habitat
A beautiful refuge and an upgrade to gold in Lafayette!

ANPP Volunteers
Jun 31 min read
 
 


Barry Vinson and Mary Arnie - Gold Louisiana Certified Habitat
Thank you for Greauxing Native!

ANPP Volunteers
Jun 31 min read
 
 


Sean Hettich - Bronze Louisiana Certified Habitat
Thanks for Greauxing Native, Sean!

ANPP Volunteers
Jun 31 min read
 
 
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