Student work! Ben Franklin Photo students spent a buckmoth-filled afternoon in the meadow using their cell phones and some small clip-on lens to capture the biodiversity of the site. 📸 Photographers: 1. Tina Nguyen 2. Ayonna Carruth 3. Benson Ouyang 4. Abriel Stringfellow 5. Jaden Allen 6. Marcus Dogan 7. Toan Nguyen 8. Micaiah Powell 9. Jalahdi Dave 10. Micaiah Powell . . #nolawildflowermeadow #benfranklinhighschool #biodiversity #urbanecology #youngphotographers #multispecies @civicstudio.coop @waterleadersinstitute @nolamosquito

Meadow Happy Hour! This Friday May 15th 4-6pm 2100 Leon C. Simon Blvd Snacks and drinks provided. Come out to talk local plants, weed a little, and pick some flowers to bring home. . . #nativeplants #gentillyresiliencedistrict #nolawildflowermeadow #urbanecology #gsos @waterleadersinstitute @civicstudio.coop

The Gentilly Native Garden Tour had a great first year! Our goal was to show how native plants are incorporated into gardens in Gentilly. Horticulturalist Jennifer Prout was at the #nolawildflowermeadow answering questions, and @npigno volunteers assisted with a seed giveaway, tons of info, and handing out maps - designed by @civicstudio.coop. Thank you so much to all the participating gardeners (your garden descriptions were soo good!) plus @uno.gardeners and @bastioncommunity for your commitments to native plants, which increase the biodiversity of our urban spaces AND assist in drainage and reduce subsidence. . . 📸 @potato_of_injustice , plus me @waterleadersinstitute #urbanecology #gentillyresiliencedistrict #louisiananativeplants