Grab your Krewe and get ready to be transported to the French Quarter of New Orleans for the 4rd annual Mardi Party Rally for Land Conservation on Saturday, February 21st! 💛💜💚
Bona fide live NOLA music will be playing in the beer garden all day long with Gumbo Limbo performing traditional cajun, creole, swamp pop and zydeco.  🎸🎷
We’ll be getting down Mardi Gras style in the name of protecting the Florida Wildlife Corridor.


🗓 Saturday, February 21 | 2–6 PM
🎟 Free to attend | $10 suggested donation = wristband for discounted drinks

We’re turning the beer garden into a conservation block party.

Join us for an afternoon dedicated to protecting the wild places that make North Florida… well, North Florida. 🌊🌾 From rivers and wildlife corridors to longleaf pine and springs, this is your chance to meet the folks doing the real work to keep it all thriving.

🎤 Keynote Speaker

Nina Bhattacharyya, Executive Director of Florida Defenders of the Environment
Topic: Ocklawaha River restoration — connecting wildlife corridors and river systems for long-term ecological integrity, community resilience, and quality of life.

🎶 Live Music

Gumbo Limbo Cajun Band bringing the energy all afternoon.

🌎 Meet Local Conservation Orgs

Chat, volunteer, learn, get inspired:
Conservation Florida
Alachua Conservation Trust
Florida Trail Association
Defenders of Wildlife
Florida Wildlife Federation
North Florida Land Trust
Florida Defenders of the Environment
Santa Fe Audubon Society
Florida Native Plant Society – Paynes Prairie Chapter
UF Center for Landscape Conservation Planning


Schedule

1:00 PM – Group Setup
2:00 PM – Event Begins
2:30 PM – Band (Set 1)
3:15 PM – Welcome from PLC + Keynote Speaker
3:45 PM – Band (Set 2)
4:30 PM – PLC 20th Anniversary Celebration
5:00 PM – Band (Set 3)
6:00 PM – Wrap-Up

Laissez les Bons Temps Rouler! ⚜️