Audubon Nature Institute

Happy Pride Month! We're proud to celebrate and support our LGBTQ+ community this Pride Month and continue to be an inclusive space for those who want to celebrate the wonders of nature. 🏳️‍🌈

Check out our President & CEO, Mike Sawaya, on The Mark Roming Show with Love Nola TV! Mike discusses our role in conservation, education, tourism, and quality of life, along with the Zoo, Aquarium, Audubon Park, The Fly, the Species Survival Center, and the newly opened Goldring Woldenberg Riverfront Park.

Crystal Hot Sauce, Audubon Zoo, New Orleans Saints & Pelicans, Good Catch Thai Cuisine | TMRS Ep. 18 In Episode 18 of The Mark Romig Show, Mark celebrates the people, flavors, institutions and stories that help define New Orleans.This week’s Featured Guest i...

Join us this Sunday, May 31 for a full day of FREE family fun and sports activities at The Fly in partnership with Sail 250 New Orleans!

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Join us for our 3rd annual family-friendly Evening in Nature at Audubon Louisiana Nature Center happening on Friday, June 19th! Learn more and get your tickets here: bit.ly/4ufB9Ks

We’re excited to unveil our new community-created birdhouses and youth-made mosaic tables and benches at Audubon Louisiana Nature Center! 🎨 🏠 ✨

“The Mirage” is a living sculpture by artist Trinity Barriere, brought to life with help from community members of all ages, and fabricated by Downtown Fabworks. In January 2026, more than 200 people from across New Orleans joined a Community Paint Day to create the colorful birdhouses featured in the piece.

The mosaic tables and benches, “Pause Here, the Land is Speaking”, were created by artist Jamar Pierre in collaboration with youth artists from Arts New Orleans’ Young Artist Movement (YAM). These young creatives learned mosaic and tile-setting techniques and infused their own voices into each design.

Both installations were unveiled during Dance for Social Change Festival at Audubon Louisiana Nature Center in April 2026.

This project was managed by Arts New Orleans in collaboration with Audubon Louisiana Nature Center, and funded by the City of New Orleans Percent for Art Program with matching support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Be sure to check these incredible works created by the community when you visit Audubon Louisiana Nature Center!