Data Collection with Time to Restore
Ongoing - your schedule!
Volunteer Hours and CE Hours
Earn volunteer hours collecting phenology data with the Time to Restore citizen science project! Visit local phenology trails at City Park, Audubon Louisiana Nature Center, or Jean Lafitte Barataria Preserve and enter your observations of open flowers, ripe fruits, and more using the Nature’s Notebook app. Collecting phenology data on a regular basis helps habitat managers understand how plants are responding over time to changes in average temperatures, precipitation levels, and frequency of extreme weather events. Contact [email protected] to schedule a training session before you hit the trails!
You will receive one CE hour for the training, and volunteer hours for any phenology trail data paths you complete. Please note that you will need to manually enter this into POINT and specify which trail you observed.
CRCL Native Plant Nursery Care Day
Friday, February 21
Saturday, February 22
9am-3pm
Volunteer Hours
CRCL is excited to have you join us in Violet, LA! We will be doing general maintenance at our Restoration Headquarters as well as nursery work. Installed in 2022, CRCL's Native Plant Nursery has grown several hundred trees that will soon be planted. We will be potting, weeding, watering, and completing other tasks around CRCL's Restoration Headquarters.
You must register here: https://connect.crcl.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=785
Link to POINT post
Tree Planting in Plaquemines Parish
Friday, March 7
10am-3pm
Volunteer Hours
Help offset the carbon footprint of Hannah Chalew's recent installation Orphan Well Gamma Garden by planting cypress trees next Sunday, February 23rd at Maktub Forêt—10.5 acres of former cattle land being restored to coastal wetland forest by Richie Blink (of Delta Discovery Tours) and Jacqueline Richard in Plaquemines Parish (about 1.25 hours from New Orleans).
Hannah Chalew partnered with Artists Commit to track the climate impact of her installation, which totaled 2.5 tons of CO₂. To offset this, she is trying to plant 300 cypress trees, which will absorb this carbon in 11–23 years (depending on how many trees we plant/how you do the math)
Take a break from Mardi Gras and help us get these trees in the ground before planting season ends!
And please share with anyone you think might be interested in spending some time in the woods, getting their hands dirty with mood-boosting bacteria, and connecting with the Southern Louisiana landscape, the more the merrier. Link to POINT post
SOUL Community Tree Maintenance and Small Planting
Saturday, March 8 - 9am-1pm
Volunteer Hours
Lower 9th Ward
Volunteers like you are critical to reforesting our urban landscape and reaching our goal of planting 1,500 native, water-loving trees this year!
Please join Sustaining Our Urban Landscape (SOUL) for a community planting and tree maintenance day. Volunteers must sign up at www.soulnola.org/volunteer-sign-up. Detailed information, including the meeting address, will be shared with registered volunteers a few days prior to the planting. We especially need volunteers with pickup trucks who are willing to arrive early and help drop trees in the surrounding neighborhood. Link to POINT post
SOUL Community Tree Unloading
Friday March 21 - 8-9:30am
Volunteer Hours
Hollygrove: Please join Sustaining Our Urban Landscape (SOUL) to help unload 15-gallon trees off of our delivery truck and organize and prepare them for a community planting event the following day. Volunteers must sign up at www.soulnola.org/volunteer-sign-up. Link to POINT post
SOUL Community Tree Planting
Saturday, March 22 -9am-1pm
Volunteer Hours
Hollygrove: Please join Sustaining Our Urban Landscape (SOUL) for a community planting and tree maintenance day. Volunteers must sign up at www.soulnola.org/volunteer-sign-up. Detailed information, including the meeting address, will be shared with registered volunteers a few days prior to the planting. We especially need volunteers with pickup trucks who are willing to arrive early and help drop trees in the surrounding neighborhood. Link to POINT post
New Harmony HS CERF Field Experience Volunteer
Wednesday, March 12
9am-1:30pm
Volunteer Hours
This event will be with approximately 25 9th grade students. Half of the group will go canoeing while the other group will learn about coastal restoration. They will switch after lunch break.
We need assistance with launching canoes and helping students with paddling. Need help with teaching land-based lesson. Contact Dinah for details. Link to POINT post
Big Lake Native Plant Trail Maintenance
Friday, March 7,14,21,28 - 9am-11am
Volunteer Hours
The Big Lake Native Plant Trail at New Orleans City Park is an ongoing Native Plant Initiative project that began in 2019. The trail is near the swan boat, surrey, and bike rental area and features hundreds of native plants to inspire gardeners and provide habitat. City Park hosts volunteer work at the trail every Friday morning, and it’s a great way to roll up your sleeves, get your hands dirty, and make a real difference in a location seen by hundreds of people every day.
Watch this video to learn more about the trail. Link to POINT post
TREE Chaperones- Expeditions at the Botanical Gardens
Thursday, March 13
Friday, March 21
Tuesday, April 1
9:15am-12:30am
Volunteer Hours
Volunteer Chaperones will be responsible for guiding a group of 5-7 3rd graders on a 'scavenger hunt' type adventure through the Botanical Gardens. Students will be on a search to identify the 6 Plant Kingdom Characteristics from their classroom lessons in a real world context. This is a really fun way to spend a morning, and the experience is ALWAYS made better with the help of trusted adult support.
TREE will cover the cost of admission to the garden for any volunteers.
TABLING: Spring into Action at Audubon Nature Center
Saturday, March 22
9:30am-2:30pm
Volunteer Hours
We will be using our Bio-facts materials to educate visitors about local Louisiana organisms and their habitats. We hope to make them more environmentally aware and interested in becoming conservation stewards. We will also be promoting LMNGNO. Link to POINT post
Community Garden Day
Sunday, March 23 - 10am-1pm
Volunteer Hours
We meet monthly, on the 4th Sundays, in the garden at Material institute to teach gardening skills, making plant medicine, processing compost, and other similar skills. We alternate monthly between a garden working day and a medicine-making day. Visitors should bring their own water bottle; we have filtered water and garden tools and gloves on site. Volunteers will be fed lunch at the end of the event. All ages welcome. Link to POINT post
Continuing Education Opportunities
OAS Bonnet Carré Spillway Field Trip
Saturday, March 22
8am-12pm
Continuing Education Hours
Bring binoculars, field guides, bug spray, rain gear, sunscreen and refreshments. Boots and cell phones may be useful. Snacks and drinks are recommended. Contact the trip leader if you have questions. Any last minute changes will be posted on the events page of the Orleans Audubon Society website, so check https://jjaudubon.net/events/ for updates. Link to POINT post
LMNGNO Book Club
Sunday, March 9
2-3:30 pm
Continuing Education Hours
Come join the LMNGNO Book Group as we discuss the environmental classic, Silent Spring, by Dr. Rachel Carson. This is one we should all read and re-read. We meet under one of the most magnificent Ancient Live Oaks of New Orleans, the McDonough Oak at City Park- adjacent to Allard Blvd and in between City Park Ave and Café De Monde. No requirement to have read all or any of the book- just your enthusiasm! Call, email or text with any questions! Link to POINT post
Loyola Research Seminar- Lessons from Plants
Tuesday, March 18
12:30-1:30pm
Continuing Education Hours
Professor Walter G. Moore Lecture in Ecology talk, by Dr. Beronda Montgomery - Author of Lesson from Plants
Date: Tuesday, March 18 at 12:30 pm
Location: Miller 114
Link to POINT post
Tulane Summit on Environmental Law and Policy
Friday and Saturday, March 28-29
9am-5pm
Continuing Education Hours
"The Tulane Environmental Law and Policy Summit is an annual event that brings together legal experts, policymakers, scholars, and community advocates to discuss pressing environmental issues. This year’s event, taking place on March 28-29, 2025, will commemorate the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, with a focus on how communities can build resilience to environmental challenges.
The theme for the 2025 Summit is Community and Resilience. This theme delves into the development of environmental law and policy in response to disaster recovery and general environmental challenges. As we mark the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, we’ll explore how legal frameworks and policies have evolved to better address the impacts of environmental disasters and enhance community resilience. The Summit will highlight advancements and reforms in the field, aiming to foster stronger, more sustainable legal and policy solutions for future challenges." https://tulaneenvironmentallawsummit.com/
Link to POINT post