Anna and Ed Gauthier - Gold Level Louisiana Certified Habitat - Lafayette

A beautiful gold certified yard in the Saints Streets - Congratulations to Anna and

Ed Gauthier! Ed and Anna's property is located in the Saints Streets

neighborhood, and has recently grown to include an adjoining lot with mature

tree-canopied woodland, bringing the total area to roughly half an acre. While

working at the library, Anna collaborated with Marcus Descant (Urban Naturalist)

to create pollinator seed pack giveaways during COVID. After observing the

tenacity and beauty of Gaillardia, Coreopsis, Rudbeckia hirta and Monarda

citriodora, she and Ed were hooked. They recruited Matt Boutte to expand their

front yard pocket prairie, and he introduced them to several more natives.

With the newly acquired lot, they are committed to removing invasive plants while

slowly integrating and testing natives in the shady woodland.