Wild Ones Greater Baton Rouge Chapter is centered in East Baton Rouge and serves East and West Baton Rouge, Ascension, Livingston, East Feliciana and West Feliciana, St. Helena and Tangipahoa parishes and surrounding communities in the Loess Plains region of southern Louisiana.
https://greaterbatonrouge.wildones.org/
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Wild Ones Pontchartrain Basin Chapter This chapter serves communities in St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington parishes and adjacent areas.
https://pontchartrainbasin.wildones.org/
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Wild Ones Western Gulf Plain Chapter serves communities in central Louisiana, southeast Texas, and southwest Arkansas.
https://westerngulfplain.wildones.org/
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Upcoming Chapter Events in Louisiana
Quarterly Public Meeting with Presentation: Native Plant Communities of Louisiana
Hosted by Wild Ones Pontchartrain Basin ChapterPublic Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation Seed/Plant Share Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Quarterly meeting . Presentation: Greg Capranica of Millifleur Apiary (2023) and Millifleur Native Landscaping (2025) will speak about the native plants in relation to their natural communities within Louisiana's varied ecosystems and regions. Greg is a Louisiana Master Naturalist and most recently thecompleted the Louisiana Native Professional Certification Program. He is a board member of WOPB and collaborates with other groups, such as with the Peoples Forest Foundation to provide education in the region through the Microhabitat Program.
Seed Packaging Social Get together
Hosted by Wild Ones Pontchartrain Basin ChapterPublic Welcome Seed Handling Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Seed Packaging and Social event. We get together and clean and package seeds while having conversations about native gardening and other topics.
Seed packaging and Social event
Hosted by Wild Ones Pontchartrain Basin ChapterPublic Welcome Seed Handling Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Multilingual
Seed packaging and Social get together. We clean and package seeds while having conversations and meeting new people.
Demonstration of Bonsai Trees using Native Species
Hosted by Wild Ones Pontchartrain Basin ChapterVolunteers Needed Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
John Broderick, a WOPB board member, will give a demonstration on how to create a Bonsai tree using native species. John is a retired arborist and accomplished creator of Bonsai using various species including native ones.
Quarterly Public Meeting with Presentation: Fireflies and The Dark Sky
Hosted by Wild Ones Pontchartrain Basin ChapterPublic Welcome Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation Seed/Plant Share Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Quarterly Public Meeting: with Presentation: Teri Gegenheimer is a Volunteer Ambassador of the Xerces Society. She will talk on the beloved and at risk Firefly due to loss of habitat and humans can help preserve them. Leon Zebrick, a member of the Pontchartrain Astronomy Society will talk briefly about the ecological value of dark skies..
