LEARN. CELEBRATE. NETWORK. BE EMPOWERED!
LAFAYETTE, LA - SEPTEMBER 24-25, 2016 

ABOUT Sept. 24-25, 2016: Texas and Cajun prairie experts, native plant advocates, Texas and Louisiana Master Naturalists, private landowners, and others will meet in Lafayette, LA to share and network. Field trips, presentations on prairie biodiversity and education, and authentic Cajun food highlight this first of its kind event.

PROGRAM 

• Program will begin on September 24, 2016 at 11 am, in Lafayetter
• Field trips: We will visit restored and remnant Cajun Prairie sites near Lafayette and Eunice
• Social and Awards Ceremony on a restored Cajun Prairie with authentic Cajun food and music!
• Presentations {Two Tracks}: Prairie Biodiversity & Conservation and Building a Prairie Movement
  • Keynote Address: A Prairie Fire by Jaime González, Katy Prairie Conservancy/Coastal Prairie Partnership
  • The Importance of Prairie Pollinators - Larry Allain and Heather Baldwin, USGS
  • Coastal Prairie Mitigation Banking - Bill Delany
  • Pine Savannah/Prairie Restoration through Grazing - Dan Caudle
  • Connecting to Audiences through Louisiana Prairie Gardens - Malcolm Vidrine, Cajun Prairie HPS
  • Prairie Marketing: Lessons Learned - Cassidy Johnson, Coastal Prairie Partnership
  • Teaching about Prairies - Ahlene Shong, Houston ISD (Retired)
  • Prescribed Burning for Diversity - William de Gravelles
  • Louisiana Native Plant Initiative: Past and Future Possibilities - Scott Edwards
  • Click here to read tentative schedule

COSTS

• Roundtrip Bus Trip from Houston: $60
• Cajun Prairie Social and Awards Ceremony (Saturday Night) - $35
• Symposium Fee (includes Saturday afternoon lunch)
  • General Public: $40
  • Members of CPP, NPAT, or Cajun Prairie HPS: $35
  • Students: $25