Yesterday, the Southwest Louisiana Master Naturalists undertook their first native plant rescue. We filled the bed of a pickup truck with native plants. They were all dug from a property that will be developed into a road behind A.A. Nelson Elementary School for dropping off and picking up students. Several species such as little bluestem, goldenrods, asters, and blue mistflower were particularly abundant. The species transplanted include little bluestem, muhly grass, Eastern gamagrass, several goldenrods, Physostegia, asters, blue mistflower, giant blue sage, and rosinweed.

There will be another rescue day in the near future for the area south of the Lake Street Post Office. I've already secured permission to dig there. From what I've seen, there's greater diversity and more giant blue sage (both blue and white colored flowers) there. This site is less urgent as there isn't imminent development planned.

Posted on November 13, 2017 03:08 PM by ilouque