There was a wall of sound at Restoration Park as Balnchard's Cricket Frogs stole the show, there were also a few Spring Peeper calls. However Black Bayou had more species and the expanded water margins proved very fruitful.
The Restoration Experience
Kayaker enjoying vivid post-sunset clouds at Black Bayou Lake, Monroe, Louisiana. Photo K. Paxton.
Welcome to Northeastern Louisiana, all LMNA members who are certified or are in training! Rendezvous 2024 offers unique opportunities for workshops and guided outdoor field experiences at select locations in our region that showcase some of the finest natural history education experiences our state has to offer!
The Louisiana Master Naturalists Northeast are proud to host Rendezvous 2024!
The Louisiana Master Naturalists Northeast are proud to host Rendezvous 2024!
Registration
A Louisiana Black Bear (Ursus americanus luteolus) at the edge of a field on the Quebec Rd., near Tensas River NWR
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Our inclusive Registration fee, $100, includes Friday night meal, Saturday box lunch and Saturday night meal.
Please select your preferred workshops and enter your iNaturalist handle for the Bioblitz!
LodgingHampton Inn & Suites book by March 22
5100 Frontage Road Queen Room $169 per night King Room $189 Code LMN Best Western book by March 12 1475 Garrett Road King Mini suite $89.99 book King Mini suite with pull-out sofa $99.99 Code Louisiana Master Naturalist Association These two are between the Conference Center and BBLNWR The Red Roof Inn Monroe (3.6-star), 927 Martin Luther King Jr. (Hwy 165)(318) 388-8868 Motel 6, Monroe (3.3-star) – has plenty of rooms for April 12-14 1035 Martin Luther King Jr. (Hwy 165) (318) 322-3900 This one is on 165 but south of the Civic Center Comfort Suites (4.3-star) – has some kings available at $149 + tax / night 1401 Martin Luther King Jr. (Hwy 165) (318) 410-1005 Camping Cheniere Lake Park Pavilion RV Park Russell Sage WMA Prairion Bayou Recreation Area Flynn's Camping Grounds After completing registration and payment please join our registered members' private Facebook Group Rendezvous 2024.
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Entrants from the LMNA Photo Contest Wildlife Category in 2023!
Click here for LMNA Photo Contest 2024 infoRendezvous 2024 The Photo Contest chair for 2024 is Katherine Gividen. Please start looking out your plum shots!
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Northeast Louisiana has wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo). Frequently seen by the Quebec Road to Tensas River NWR Visitors' Center.
When you registered, you were asked to tell us your iNaturalist handle (username), so that Dr. B. Kauffman could add you to the project and your observations may further citizen science! Show what you've seen today in this iNaturalist Bioblitz project !
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Dr. Gary Stringer identifying a fossil find by Dr. Bette Kauffman as Isurus sp., a Mako shark's tooth from the Late Eocene, 36.5 million years ago. The group's finds will be mounted on display and exhibited at Rendezvous 2024!
Join us on Sunday, April 14th for the Copenhagen Hills Expedition!
ULM Restoration Ecology Professor Dr. Joydeep Bhattacharjee has a deep understanding of West Monroe's Restoration Park. Click the image to see some of the biodiversity in an iNat project.
Schedule of Events
Friday, April 12, 2024
Free means nothing scheduled at that place at that time.
Time |
Louisiana Room |
Bayou Room |
Black Bayou Lake |
4.00-4.45 |
Registration |
Frog Talk, Charles & Kim Paxton |
Free |
4.30 |
Silent Auction Opens |
Frog Talk, Charles & Kim Paxton ctd |
Free |
4.45 |
Dinner Served |
Free |
Free |
5.15 |
Photo Awards, Katherine Gividen Overview of LMNA & Rendezvous Bette J. Kauffman, LMNA Pres. |
Free |
Free |
6.00 |
Free |
Free |
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7.00 |
Travel/Prep for outdoor activities |
Free |
Free |
7.15 - 8.15 |
Susan Hoover Northeast Chapter Certification Process |
Free |
Free |
7.45 |
Susan Hoover Ctd. |
Free |
Moonlight Paddle & Frog Walk |
The Louisiana Room and The Bayou Room are in the Abe Pierce III Convention Center at The Monroe Civic Center.
The Silent Auction, book table and various exhibits will be in the Louisiana Room.
The Silent Auction, book table and various exhibits will be in the Louisiana Room.
Saturday, April 13, 2024 |
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Time |
Louisiana Room |
Bayou Room |
06.30 |
Free |
Free |
9:00 - 10:00 |
Keeping Your Soil Healthy & Productive; Dr. Bill Patterson, La Tech |
Climate Change Impacts on Louisiana’s Severe Weather Season; Dr. Todd Murphy, ULM |
10.15 - 11.15 |
Caroline Dorman: History & Legacy; Bayli Brossette, Dormon Preserve Curator. Read Garden & Gun article |
How Scientific Knowledge Will Help Us Save Alligator Snapping Turtles; Dr. John Carr, ULM |
11.30 - 12.30 |
Dr. Terri Maness, “Microplastics: An Emerging Threat to Wildlife & Human Health”. Dr. Terri Maness, La Tech |
Louisiana Black Bear. Paul Davidson, former executive director of the Black Bear Conservation Commission |
12.45 -1.45 |
Louisiana Natural Heritage Program; Chris Doffitt, Field Botanist, LDWF |
Bats & White-nose Syndrome; Nikki Anderson, Wildlife Disease Biologist, LDWF |
2:00 - 3:00 |
Monarchs, Milkweed, Migration & Oe; Linda Barber Auld, NOLA Bug Lady |
Board of Directors’ Mtg |
3.15 - 4.00 |
Free |
Business Meeting |
4.00 - 4.30 |
Silent Auction Wrap-up |
Free |
5.00 |
Dinner Served |
Free |
5.30 |
Free |
Awards: Dormon plaque + Dormon award |
6.00 |
Free |
Keynote Speaker: Dormon Award Winner |
7.00 |
Free |
Travel/Prep for outdoor activities. |
7.45 |
Louisiana's Fossil Whales Dr. Gary Stringer ULM Professor Emeritus of Geology |
Free |
Saturday April 13, 2024
Time |
Black Bayou Lake NWR |
Restoration Park |
06.30 |
Birding, J. Cox |
Birding, S. Laird |
9:00 - 10:30 |
Aquatic Life; Dr. Anna Hill, ULM |
Free |
10.45 - 12.15 |
Phenology: Science & Practice; Dr. Joydeep Bhattacharjee, ULM |
Free |
12.30-2.30 |
12:30-2:00 Edible Plants; Dr. Charles Allen, Pavilion & outdoors. |
Free |
12.30-2.30 |
Citizen Science & the Funga of the Gulf South; Dr. Logan Wiedenfeld, Pres., Gulf South Mycological Society |
Free |
7:45 |
Moonlight Paddle & Frog Walk |
Closed at Sundown |
Sunday Schedule
Sunday April 14, 2024 10.45 am Paleontology in Copenhagen Hills with Dr. Stringer.
Sign-up required, terms and conditions apply, as the land is protected area.
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Silent AuctionPlease gather anything that you would like to donate to our fund-raising silent auction. This year the event will be managed by Suzanne Laird. Please ask your chapter president how to submit your offerings to the silent auction.
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Book Table
Depending upon donations there may be a used-book table so if you have books to donate, they'll be gratefully accepted.
Spring in NELA? It's going to be froggy!
Visit Louisiana Master Naturalists Northeast Website.
Learn about Black Bayou Lake NWR
Trails at Black Bayou (Friends Group)
Learn About Tensas River NWR
Learn about Black Bayou Lake NWR
Trails at Black Bayou (Friends Group)
Learn About Tensas River NWR
Things to bring: Sun hat, outdoor clothing including stout walking shoes/boots. Binoculars or camera and telephoto lens. Head-torch. Skeeter repellant. Personal refreshments.
