Screen Time vs. Green Time: The Hazards of Screen Time and Benefits of Outdoor Play

Screen Time vs. Green Time: The Hazards of Screen Time and Benefits of Outdoor Play

Though most of us -adults included- aren’t likely to give up our screens permanently, we can be more purposeful about how we use them. Screen time isn’t all bad, but it can get out of hand easily. It’s important for kids to develop healthy boundaries with their devices rather than falling prey to the lure of all-consuming screen time.

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.