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Earth Day Family Service Day is a fun way to make a positive impact on the environment by participating in outdoor service activities, such as invasive plant species removal, with Audubon educators and conservation neighbors. You can earn an Earth Day Family Service Day Action Badge! Admission to this event is free to the public, but advance registration is encouraged. 

National Pollinator Week is a celebration of the valuable ecological roles played by bees, birds, butterflies, bats, beetles, and other pollinators. Pollination Celebration offers guests the opportunity to learn about the crucial relationship between animal, plant, and human life while enjoying educational chats and interactive activities with Audubon entomology staff, educators, and conservation neighbors. You are encouraged to come dressed as your favorite pollinator! Pick up your Passport to Action at the Entergy table. Flit around the Butterfly Garden and Insectarium to find fun factoids about your favorite pollinators. Complete the passport to get  your Action Badge and win eco-friendly prizes!

Making a Positive Impact on Nature & Wildlife

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Party for the Planet inspires you to make a positive impact on our natural world!

Earth Day FAMILY SERVICE DAY

APRIL 18

10 AM – 12 PM
Audubon Louisiana Nature Center

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INCLUDED IN BUTTERFLY GARDEN AND INSECTARIUM ADMISSION & FREE FOR AUDUBON MEMBERS

POLLINATION CELEBRATION

JUNE 20

10 AM – 3PM
Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium

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Making a Positive Impact on Nature & Wildlife

Party for the Planet presented by Entergy is a series of events and activities making a positive impact on the nature and wildlife. 

The festivities kick off April 23 at Audubon Louisiana Nature Center and provide imaginative new ways for guests to experience nature through hands-on discovery and interactive experiences.

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Being in nature has so many benefits for keeping us healthy and happy. Connect with nature right in your own yard or a local park (safely!) by observing local habitats and sharing what you find. Check out these programs and apps that can help you identify and learn about local wildlife and become a citizen scientist!

iNaturalist - A joint initiative by the California Academy of Sciences and the National Geographic Society, the iNaturalist app helps you get connected to a community of over 750,000 scientist to identify plants and wildlife around you. Their Seek app assists you in identifying the plants and animals around you. Get outside and point your camera at the wildlife and habitat around you. 

eBird was created by Cornell Lab of Ornithology to record and track bird watching data. Become a citizen scientist providing researchers with real-time data about the birds in your backyard to support education and conservation.

Leafsnap - Are you curious about the flowers and trees you see in your community? Take a picture of the plants you see and the Leafsnap app will identify them for you so you can learn more.

Project FeederWatch encourages you to set up a bird feeder outside your window to help wildlife and add some family fun. Record observations at home or on this app to help scientists know when birds are appearing across the country during peak migration periods and more!

The Merlin Bird ID app will ask you to describe what you’re seeing in a few questions, narrow it down, and make you a backyard bird expert. You can even download regional bird packs and scroll through all the birds that frequent your area.

You can help native wildlife right at home by making your yard a healthy habitat for bees, birds, butterflies, and more.

Build a Bee condo. Visit our partner National Wildlife Federation for instructions for this project you can do with items you have around the house.

Add water! Provide a birdbath in your yard to give birds a place to drink and bathe. Add a pollinator bath for bees and butterflies by placing a shallow bowl with rocks and water in a protected area near native plants.

Make your garden count! For tips to make your yard and garden most friendly to native wildlife and pollinators, learn how to certify your Wildlife Habitat with the National Wildlife Federation and register it as part of the Million Pollinator Garden Challenge.

Whether you are getting delivery or safely visiting local stores, you can still support healthy habitats by making sustainable choices with the food and other products you buy. Check out these apps and logos to look for to help make sustainable choices easier to make.

Fish Watch – Make smart seafood choices with the facts about what makes U.S. seafood sustainable. Easily search types of seafood and get up-to-date information about it's sustainability.

Sustainable Palm Oil Shopping App - Created by fellow AZA-accredited institution the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, this app helps you make orangutan-friendly choices at the grocery store. Scan the barcode and learn if the company has committed to certified sustainable palm oil. If you chose an item that isn’t sustainable, the app makes suggestions for selecting alternative products to purchase.

Look for the FSC^®-certified logo - All species of great apes are endangered, and their continued existence depends on the conservation of rainforests. Small actions can have a large impact overtime – using Forest Stewardship Council^®-certified products means you are supporting responsibly managed forests.

Look for coffee with the Smithsonian’s Bird Friendly^® logo - Growing coffee can sometimes mean the destruction of habitats critical for migratory birds and other wildlife. Make your morning brew bird friendly by choosing coffee Bird Friendly^® certified to help protect birds and other wildlife every morning.

Start composting at home! – Choosing food that was grown or harvested in ways that keep habitats healthy is a great start, but what happens at your house? Composting at home means food scraps or yard waste can be turned into dirt that enriches soil instead of ending up in a landfill. Using compost in your yard and garden can also help you reduced the use of chemical fertilizers, making it safer and healthier for wildlife. Click the link to learn more about ways to compost at home and check out resources in your community. Here in New Orleans, an organization called Compost NOW does community composting scrap collection at local libraries. Their collections are temporarily cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions, but check out their website and social media to learn more and find out when collections resume.

Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Bird Apps

MORE UPCOMING EVENTS
PARTY FOR THE PLANET PRESENTED BY ENTERGY

ENDANGERED SPECIES WEEK

MAY 16-22

Endangered Species Day at Audubon Zoo offers guests the opportunity to learn about the importance of protecting endangered species. Audubon and AZA member institutions are working together to save animals from extinction. 

World Oceans Day is a global day of ocean celebration and collaboration for a better future. This year, Audubon is celebrating for a whole week! A healthy ocean supports wildlife, our economy, and our way of life.  

WORLD OCEANS WEEK

JUNE 6-12

National Pollinator Week is an international celebration of the valuable ecological roles played by bees, birds, butterflies, bats, beetles, and other pollinators. Plant pollinators are essential to our food production. 

POLLINATION CELEBRATION

JUNE 21-27

National Pollinator Week is an international celebration of the valuable ecological roles played by bees, birds, butterflies, bats, beetles, and other pollinators. Plant pollinators are essential to our food production and so much more! 

June 21-27

Pollination

Celebration

Ways to Celebrate:

Garden Naturally!

Manage your yard naturally to prevent chemical fertilizer and herbicides from harming pollinators and wildlife.

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Visit our social media for educational live feeds and tips on how you can get involved!

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Thank you for making a positive impact on our natural world during Party for the Planet presented by Entergy! 

Check out more activities and educational fun below to continue the party all year!

Join us at Party for the Planet presented by Entergy: Spring into Action, the kick-off to Audubon’s series of events dedicated to making a positive impact on nature and wildlife. A visit to an Audubon Nature Institute facility is a first step in taking positive action. AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums spend $220 million on field conservation alone, supporting more than 2,600 projects in 130 countries. To date, the AZA Conservation Grants Fund has provided $7.7 million in support for 400+ projects worldwide.

Spring Into Action

April 1
10 AM – 2 PM

Audubon Louisiana Nature Center

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ADMISSION TO THIS EVENT IS FREE!

Actions We Can Take

Party for the Planet presented by Entergy: World Oceans Day is a global day of ocean celebration and collaboration for a better future. A healthy ocean supports wildlife, our economy, and our way of life.

World Oceans Day

June 8
10AM-5PM

Audubon Aquarium

INCLUDED IN AQUARIUM ADMISSION & FREE FOR AUDUBON MEMBERS

Actions We Can Take

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Party for the Planet presented by Entergy: Endangered Species Day at Audubon Zoo offers guests the opportunity to learn about the importance of protecting endangered species. Audubon and AZA member institutions are working together to save animals from extinction. Join us for fun activities!

Endangered Species Day

May 20
11AM-3PM

Audubon Zoo

INCLUDED IN ZOO ADMISSION & FREE FOR AUDUBON MEMBERS

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