EVENTS

We will be doing rescued iris plantings through mid January.  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.