GiveNOLA day, 2024

We are thrilled to be a part of the Greater New Orleans Foundation's GiveNOLA day this year.Please consider a small gift to help us purchase organizing and archiving supplies, documentary…

To the Rescue

Article from the Times Picayune, Sunday, January 27, 1985. " In 1978, when Auseklis Ozols started his Academy , I decided to become a student there,: she says. "Then, about…

Who was Marie-Cornelie Van Dorp Laan? Happy Birthday to this first supporter of NOAFA, wildflower gardener, lecturer, and native plant activist extraordinaire.

Portrait of Miek Laan (Marie-Cornelie Van Dorp Laan) Auseklis Ozols. Oil on Linen, Private Collection (Fire Damaged) Miek is shown above with flowers from her expansive wildflower garden, which she cultivated…