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Green Greetings
For 25 years, Parkway Partners, the City of New
Orleans Department of Parks and Parkways and
citizens from neighborhoods throughout
the metro area have worked together to improve the
quality of life through our green spaces.
| Time To Plan Neighborhood Tree Planting Activities |
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Let's continue our efforts to ReLeaf New Orleans.
Talk to your neighbors NOW to begin planning your
neighborhood tree planting projects. The planting
season extends from October-March and we want to
be ready. Parkway Partners can help. Working with
the Department of Parks and Parkways we can assist
with project planning, appropriate tree selection and
city permit approval. More than 1000 trees were
planted last season. Working together we can do
better this year.
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| Second Saturday Program 6/09/07 9 a.m. - 12 noon |
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Come to the Parkway Partners Teaching Greenhouse
for beautiful Day Lilies. Tim Tassin and Nancy
Gilbertson of the Day Lily Society will be on hand to
give advice. Tim will speak at 11:00 a.m. While here
you will have the chance to congratulate our Tree
Trooper graduates and wish Mildred Fossier a Happy
94th Birthday.
Upcoming program topics include Palms in July,
Vetiver in August and for the first time, in September
"kitchen gardens." For more information about June
9th or other Second Saturday Programs call (504) 620-
2224 or go to our web site.
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| Citizen Foresters Trained |
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Twenty-one Citizen Foresters completed Tree Trooper
Training and are ready to become leaders supporting
their neighborhoods. The group represented
Orleans, Jefferson and St Bernard Parishes and
committed to a minimum of 12 volunteer hours to
ReLeaf New Orleans. Many class members
expressed interest in helping the city enforce
ordinances that protect our trees. Troop 07 is
sure to become a vital link in assuring successful
projects initiated through the combined efforts of
citizens, Parkway Partners, and the City of New
Orleans Department of Parks and Parkways.
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| Mildred Fossier to speak at Tree Trooper Graduation. |
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The Tree Trooper class of 07 will have the opportunity
to hear Mildred Fossier speak at their graduation on
Saturday, June 9th. We will also take this opportunity
to celebrate Ms. Fossier's 94th birthday.
Mildred Fossier is the first woman to hold a position
as the director of a public agency in the city of New
Orleans.
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| Community Gardens List |
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We have updated our list of active Community
Gardens.
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| Find Us |
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We have added a map to our "Home" page and a
directions finder on our "About Us" page to make it
easier for you to visit us.
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October 14 Feast with the Stars |
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Make plans to attend our annual Jazz
brunch at Gallier Hall on Sunday,
October 14, 2007.
Come for the music, food and fantastic silent
auction that includes one-of-a-kind hand painted
birdhouses created by local artists and celebrities.
Tickets will go on sale in
August.
Feast with the Stars web page . . .
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