EVENTS

We will be doing iris rescued events in May and June, 2021.  We'll start planting the irises out in field in October.  Feel free to join us.

Upcoming and Past Events

  • CRCL's C.R.U.S.H. cypress tree and iris planting event
    Sat, Jan 09
    Port Manchac
    Jan 09, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
    Port Manchac, Akers, LA 70421, USA
    The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana (CRCL) and C.R.U.S.H. Project has invited volunteers from the Louisiana Iris Conservation Initiative to participate in a cypress tree planting on Saturday, January 9, 2021.
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  • Louisiana iris planting at Fontainebleau State Park
    Tue, Dec 22
    62883 LA-1089
    Dec 22, 2020, 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
    62883 LA-1089, 62883 LA-1089, Mandeville, LA 70448, USA
    The Louisiana Iris Conservation Initiative (LICI) will be doing an iris planting event near a picnic pavilion at Fontainebleau State Park near Mandeville, La on Tuesday, December 22.
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  • Louisiana iris planting at the Town of Jean Lafitte boardwalk
    Sun, Dec 20
    4917 City Park Dr
    Dec 20, 2020, 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
    4917 City Park Dr, 4917 City Park Dr, Lafitte, LA 70067, USA
    Volunteers will work to plant rescued I. giganticaerulea Louisiana species irises in the swamp next the boardwalk.
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  • Iris planting at the Mandalay National Wildlife Refuge
    Wed, Dec 16
    3599 Bayou Black Dr
    Dec 16, 2020, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
    3599 Bayou Black Dr, 3599 Bayou Black Dr, Houma, LA 70360, USA
    I. giganticaerulea species irises from the LICI iris rescue program will be used for this planting.
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  • Iris planting event at Sankofa Wetland Park
    Sat, Dec 12
    6401 Florida Ave
    Dec 12, 2020, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
    6401 Florida Ave, 6401 Florida Ave, New Orleans, LA 70117, USA
    Volunteers are needed to help plant I. giganticaerulea species Louisiana irises along a bank of the newly constructed pond at the Sankofa Wetland Park and Nature Trail.
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  • Volunteer event at LICI iris holding area
    Fri, Jul 17
    1510 Deslonde St
    Jul 17, 2020, 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
    1510 Deslonde St, 1510 Deslonde St, New Orleans, LA 70117, USA
    Help us save Louisiana wild irises.
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  • Iris Rescue
    Fri, Jun 26
    Location is TBD
    Jun 26, 2020, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
    Location is TBD
    We're hoping to rescue a few thousand Louisiana irises from a site west of New Orleans and plant them at our new iris holding area in the lower Ninth Ward.
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The Louisiana Iris Conservation Initiative, Inc. is a Louisiana non-profit corporation that has been formed for the purpose of organizing Louisiana iris rescue and planting projects involving wild, native irises threatened with destruction.