The Dirt

Randy Moshier and Becki Fruge

Bronze Louisiana Certified Habitat

By Dan Weintritt and friends

Carolina Thistle, Cirsium carolinianum

As a Louisiana native, Louise Prejean's maternal grandmother had a camp on Lake Dauterive in the Atchafalaya Basin which lead to her love of native plants.

By Dan Weintritt and friends

Marcus Descant, known as the Urban Naturalist, is a Louisiana native who has cultivated a passion for gardening and environmental sustainability in the Lafayette area

Pink Evening Primrose, Oenothera speciosa

By Dan Weintritt and friends

Violet family, Violaceae, Spiderworts, Tradescantia spp., Lyreleaf sage, Salvia lyrata,

Emma's destiny was probably clear when she asked for a garden for her sixth birthday.

This book is available at the following Lafayette Parish Library Branches: East Regional, Main, North, South Regional, West Regional.

by Dona Weifenbach

Written by Dan Weintritt and friends

Little Bluestem, Schizachyrium scoparium

We are thrilled that Joanna Brown at the Acadiana Advocate saw our Facebook post in May and wanted to report on the Richards' habitat.

ANPP congratulates Jackie Carlisi of Broussard in Lafayette Parish for her gold-certified habitat!

ANPP congratulates Jessica Latiolais for her upgrade to gold!

ANPP congratulates Stephen Strojny of Lafayette for his silver-certified habitat!

Chris and Jarod started focusing on planting natives and improving habitat in their suburban home in DeRidder in 2022.