Louisiana State Arboretum's Blog

Weekend Programs January 28-29, 2012

louisianaarboretum — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:50:45 +0000

Saturday, January 28 Purple Martins @ 10am

Saturday, January 28 Waterfowl @ 2pm

Sunday, January 29 Naturalist’s Choice @ 11am

Arbor Day 2012

louisianaarboretum — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:16:39 +0000

: Buttonbush

Join us this Saturday, January 21 from 1-4pm to celebrate Louisiana’s Arbor Day. We will have a tree seedling giveaway, information on proper tree planting and pruning, a kids craft, and a guided hike. The seedlings we will have this year are Baldcypress, Mayhaw, Blackgum, Buttonbush, Overcup Oak, Pecan, Red Mulberry, Cherrybark Oak, Shumard Oak, Sawtooth Oak, and Longleaf Pine.

Bald Eagles

louisianaarboretum — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:21:59 +0000

Join us Saturday, January 14 at 10am to learn all about our national emblem the Bald Eagle.

Wetland Hike

louisianaarboretum — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:20:59 +0000

Join us Saturday, January 7 at 2pm for a guided hike on the Wetland Trail. We will bring along some dip nets to discover what lives in the Arboretum wetland. This is a 2.5 mile hike. Hope to see you then.

Holiday Schedule

louisianaarboretum — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:35:42 +0000

The Arboretum will be closed on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. We will be open from 9am-5pm all other days so please come and visit us during your holiday break!

Programs for December 10-11, 2011

louisianaarboretum — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:31:27 +0000

Saturday, December 10- Woodpecker Hike 9-11am

Sunday, December 11- Naturalist’s Choice 11am

Programs for December 3-4

louisianaarboretum — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:40:56 +0000

Saturday, December 3- Guided Hike @ 2pm

Sunday, December 4- Naturalist’s Choice @ 11am

Weekend Programs-November 26-27

louisianaarboretum — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:27:23 +0000

Saturday, November 26- Scavenger Hunt 9:30am-1pm

Saturday, November 26- Guided Hike 2pm

Sunday, November 27- Naturalist’s Choice 11am

Saving Pelican 895

louisianaarboretum — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:12:13 +0000

The HBO documentary film “SAVING PELICAN 895” will be shown on November 18th at the Louisiana State Arboretum.

“Saving Pelican 895″ is a 40 minute documentary filmed in the wake of last year’s catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and will be shown on Friday, November 18th, at 6:00pm.

Directed by Academy-Award nominee Irene Taylor Brodsky (HBO’s “The Final Inch” and “Hear and Now”) the film is the story of the 895th pelican to be rescued and rehabilitated by a dedicated team of wildlife experts and everyday people, many of whom travel the world responding to oil disasters. This tale of a single bird, and the compassionate people deployed to save it, shows how the process of saving one life restored a degree of humanity for the rest of us.

Michael Carloss, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries biologist, will be on hand to introduce the film and answer questions after the film. Carloss played a major role for LDWF in assisting in the filming, coordination, information gathering, etc. for the HBO documentary film and appears in the film. He was involved with the capture of hundreds of oiled birds as well as the coordination and participation in the release of rehabbed birds. For those of you that missed this HBO documentary when it aired in April, this is an excellent opportunity to view the film and talk to a biologist that was heavily involved in the clean up and rescue of wildlife.

The Arboretum Nature Center is located six miles north of Ville Platte onLa.3042, within Chicot State Park or three miles south of La. 106. For more information, call 1-888-677-6100 toll-free or 363-6289 in the Ville Platte area.

Pine Needle Basketry Class

louisianaarboretum — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:10:35 +0000

If you would like to learn how to make a pine needle basket then join us on Saturday, November 12, 2011 from 1-4pm at the Arboretum. Call 337-363-6289 to register.