Events

The Baton Rouge Botanic Garden Foundation will host a FREE Garden Discoveries event, Native Grasses Explained, led by Amber King, Wild Ones Greater Baton Rouge Citizen Science Chair on April 11, 2026 at 10am. 

The presentation will cover the unique features of grasses, how to photograph and post grasses for identification in iNaturalist, and favorite species of native prairie grasses that will look great in your Louisiana landscape and provide ecological benefits.

No registration is necessary.

Wild Ones chapter members are invited to gather at Katrina Hashagen's place in the St. Francisville area.  We will see her native plant gardens and nursery and enjoy time with each other. Members received an email with the address and registration information. If you did not receive it or have questions, email [email protected].

Wild Ones Greater Baton Rouge chapter is a partner for the world's largest annual biodiversity census, the City Nature Challenge. 

The Baton Rouge region is participating in this global citizen science event, and we need your help documenting our native plants and wild organisms in Southeast Louisiana.  

Over 800 other cities around the world are participating in this event. Let’s show off the Baton Rouge region's amazing wildlife diversity and unique ecosystems! The observations collected become open source data for anyone to use for education and research.

Taking part is easy!

- Find wildlife. It could be a bird, insect, plant or any other sign of life.
- Take a picture. Snap a photo of what you find with your smart phone or digital camera.
- Share! Upload your observation to iNaturalist.org or with the iNaturalist mobile app and it will be automatically added to the contest project.

Any observations made anywhere in Southeast Louisiana during the official event period will automatically count toward the challenge. (View the map of our competition area on the iNaturalist project.)

The timeline:

April 24-27 Take photos!

April 24-May 10 Identification period and time to finish uploading photos.

May 13 Results announced

Details coming soon! 

Wild Ones Chapter Members have been busy collecting seeds from our certified habitats.

This is the fifth year that we have met to offer seeds and to accept donations to fill our supply for our various projects throughout the year.

You don’t need to bring seeds to attend. But if you do, please be sure to label them as accurately as you can. (Ask us how)

If you are not a chapter member, we ask that you be prepared to help us cover the cost associated with the meeting by paying $5.00 at the door.

If you’d like to become a member or contribute a donation to help us offer more free programs in the future visit greaterbatonrouge.WildOnes.org - join or donate.

Any questions: [email protected]

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon!