Partnering with Louisiana Iris Conservation Initiative
Investigating Palmetto Island Exhibit
Investigating Palmetto Island Exhibit
Investigating Palmetto Island Exhibit
LICI's President meets with Friends of Palmetto to learn a little history about the Abbeville Red exhibit at Palmetto Island State Park's boardwalk. Read more.
Partnering with Louisiana State Parks
Investigating Palmetto Island Exhibit
Investigating Palmetto Island Exhibit
LICI president meets with Palmetto Island State Park's manager to propose a partnership. Read more.
Volunteer for LICI
Investigating Palmetto Island Exhibit
Partnering with Friends of Palmetto
If you'd like to help maintain with the project, feel free to email the Louisiana Iris Conservation Initiative: licisaveirises@gmail.com
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Save the Date!
LICI's goal is to have a 1,000 Abbeville Red Iris in bloom at Palmetto Island State Park, which is the only place in Vermilion Parish that this special iris can be seen on public property. It's gonna be a fantastic show of iris!
LICI Project Updates and News... Click the picture to read more
August 25, 2023 IRIS SEEDS SPROUT We've had a sighting of our first Abbeville Swamp I. nelsonii iris seed starting to grow! Kent Benton received about a third of the Abbeville Red iris seeds we collected in July to germinate them. He sent us this photo yesterday of the first little leaf coming up from one of the seeds!
All of the irises we get from these seeds will be planted in the swamp at the
RECORD DROUGHT AND HEAT JEPARDIZE IRIS' SURVIVAL
LICI went above and beyond, in their efforts to ensure the survival of the remaining Abbeville Red Iris at the Park. Gary traveled from New Orleans arriving at 7:30 am to set up and transfer water via pump and 400+ feet of hose from a nearby pond to the Iris. Park staff, camp host and Friends of Palmetto were on site to help him set up and support hi
1st ANNUAL ABBEVILLE SWAMP SEED COLLECTION IS COMPLETED BY LICI
The Louisiana Iris Conservation Initiative (LICI) has a Louisiana iris restoration project underway with their partners, the Friends of the Palmetto Island State Park, at the boardwalk in Palmetto Island State Park near Abbeville, La. One of the project's goals is to increase the number of I. nelsonii species of the Louisiana iris g
LICI HELPING MARKET THE IRIS BLOOM AT PISP
Louisiana Iris Conservation Initiative’s (LICI) President, Gary Salathe, met with Executive Director of the Vermilion Parish Tourist Commission, Alison Miller, at the Abbeville Cultural & Historical Museum & Art Gallery on Wednesday, July 12, 2023 in Abbeville, La. The two discussed LICI's new partnership with the Friends of Palmetto Island State Park, In
ACADIANA NATIVE PALNT PROJECT PROPAGATES ABBEVILLE RED FOR LICI
Acadiana Native Plant Project hosted Gary Salathe of the Louisiana Iris Conservation Initiative last week. He demonstrated how to collect seed pods and plant them immediately for germination this year. Watch the video's of Gary's Demonstrations
PLANTING SEEDLINGS
Our Palmetto Island State Park iris restoration project took another leap forward this week when we revamped a shaded area at our New Orleans iris holding area, installed new platforms and more containers, and planted hundreds of I. nelsonii iris seedlings into them. Read more!
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