Welcome to the Pelican Nature Club!
Our mission is to foster a community of like-minded, nature-minded folks through outdoor hikes, educational programs, and social events in Recreation District #1 and throughout Southeast Louisiana. The only requirement for membership is respect for the natural world and a love for nature observation! We hold adults-only programs as well as family-friendly and kid-focused programs.
Do you want to get involved? Feel free to email Alex Landry, our Naturalist and Environmental Education Programs Coordinator, with program ideas, suggestions, or just to chat! alexlandry@pelicanpark.com
Information and registration for Pelican Nature Club events can be found on RecDesk. Related events throughout the area can be found below:
May Pelican Park Nature Club Events
MAY 9th and 10th-
Birdwatching Basics is a 2-Day event @ Fontainebleau State Park. (5/9 6:00PM-8:00PM, 5/10 8:00AM-10:00AM) Adults 18+. No experience required! Registration required HERE.
MAY 17th-18th-
Northshore Naturalist Overnight Introduction: an overnight quick-study of the natural world! The program begins at 2PM on 5/17 and concludes at noon on 5/18. A night of tent camping is included, tents are available for loan. Registration and payment required HERE.
MAY 20th @ 4PM-
Gulf Coast Phenology Trail training- a new Citizen Science opportunity! The Gulf Coast Phenology Trail seeks to encourage people to engage in outdoor education, ask and answer local science management and climate change questions, and connect organizations together through a shared community monitoring project. Learn how to submit phenology observations to help inform scientific research. Register HERE.
June Pelican Park Nature Club Events
JUNE 7th @ 9AM-
Butterfly Survey. Come learn about our local butterflies and insects and their special relationships with native plants! Register HERE.
Other Nature Related Events on the Northshore
MAY 10th
Orleans Audubon Society- Birding Big Branch National Wildlife Refuge.
Time: 8:00 a.m.
Meet at Boy Scout Road parking lot. Take Hwy 190 2.7 miles east of Lacombe to Transmitter Rd; turn toward Lake Pontchartrain and drive to T-junction; turn right and go to the second parking lot on the left. Leaders: Holly Morales and Glenn Ousset
RSVP on Orleans Audubon Society Page
https://www.facebook.com/events/1789043145213863
MAY 24th
Birding Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge & Honey Island-Half Day Trip
Time: 7:30 a.m.
Meet at the entrance to Honey Island Wildlife Management Area, Exit 5b (Honey Island Swamp) off of I-59. Good chance to see Swallow-tailed Kite and 10 species of breeding warblers including Swainson’s. Leaders: Glenn Ousset and Reneé Sawyer
RSVP on Orleans Audubon Society Page
