Louisiana native plants: 5 plants to add to your garden this spring

Louisiana native plants: 5 plants to add to your garden this spring

Adding native plants to your garden is a great way to support the local ecosystem, promote biodiversity in the region, and create new habitat for our native critters. Here are 5 native Louisiana plants to add to your home garden this year.

How can kids continue to benefit from an outdoor holiday after you've returned home?

How can kids continue to benefit from an outdoor holiday after you've returned home?

It’s easy to feel like the holiday magic is fading the moment you step back through your front door, but there are some things you can do to make sure that your children’s relationship with nature lasts far beyond your holiday break. Here we list our top three ways to keep your whole family connected with the great outdoors.

Why Low Ropes Challenges are Perfect for Team Building

Why Low Ropes Challenges are Perfect for Team Building

Here at LOOP NOLA, we often use low ropes challenges to get groups working together both physically and mentally. By using communication and problem-solving skills, groups come out of the experience bonded together. No longer a gaggle of strangers, they’ve become a team.

But how does that work, exactly? In this post, we’ll share some of the elements that make low ropes such a successful team building activity.

Invasive Species Spotlight: Apple Snails

Invasive Species Spotlight: Apple Snails

Apple snails were never seen in Louisiana’s waterways until 2006 near Gretna. It’s believed that pet apple snails were released in a drainage basin around that time. Eventually, the fast-reproducing snails’ population expanded throughout our waterway system.

6 Arboretums to Visit in Southern Louisiana

6 Arboretums to Visit in Southern Louisiana

Arboretums are places dedicated to the preservation and admiration of different tree species. Of course, where there are trees, you can be sure to also find plenty of other plants, flowers, and the creatures that love them.

In Southern Louisiana, arboretums often stand out for their easy hiking, fantastic bird watching, and of course their unique southern species of trees. In this post, we’ve put together a list of some of our favorite arboretums in the area that are worth a visit.