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Green Greetings
For more than 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.
| New Orleans Takes "Triple Crown" at LA Urban Forestry Council Conference |
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Pictured at Parkway Partners' Broad Street
planting in December 2007, are Stacy S. Head
(District B) and City of New Orleans Chief Landscape
Architect Keith Bleichner, both of whom were
recognized for their work in promoting urban forestry
in New Orleans.
The Louisiana Urban Forestry Council (LUFC) a
non-profit organization dedicated to promoting urban
and community forestry in the state, recognized
Parkway Partners' ReLeaf New Orleans initiative as
an "outstanding forestry program" at its 2008 Annual
Conference held in Mandeville in March. It also
recognized two of the most ardent tree supporters,
Councilperson Stacy S. Head and Chief Landscape
Architect for the City of New Orleans, Keith Bleichner.
ReLeaf New Orleans, Parkway Partners' post-Katrina
citywide reforestation campaign, was launched in
2006. Through the initiative, Parkway Partners and its
volunteers have planted 4,500 trees in the city,
including hundreds on major thoroughfares such as
Elysian Fields Avenue and Broad Street.
Councilperson Stacy S. Head earned recognition in
the Legislator/Public Official category for her staunch
support of ReLeaf New Orleans and her tireless
advocacy for city trees, while the city's top landscape
architect received a management award for the many
New Orleans reforestation projects he coordinated in
2007 with limited staff and resources.
Katrina and its aftermath devastated New Orleans'
urban canopy, which was once the envy of the nation.
Replacing the lost trees will take several years of
sustained volunteer effort by city residents and a
stable funding stream.
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| Minnesota Photography Project |
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The Art Institutes International Minnesota Photography
Program students photographed the St. Roch
community tree planting and other ReLeaf New
Orleans efforts. See the photos at http://aim-
neworleans.blogspot.com/ The Institute held two
photography courses in New Orleans over their spring
break. The class used New Orleans as a
documentary practice location and examination of
ethical practices.
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| Saturday, April 12 - Gardening for Newcomers! |
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Our New Orleans climate offers wonderful, but
confusing opportunities for a new arrival. If you are
new to our city, or even new to gardening, you will
want to find out what to plant and how to care for your
New Orleans home garden. We will offer plants and
trees for sale from 9 a.m. until noon. At 11:00 a.m.
Ann Baker, will give advice on gardening in our
beautiful city.
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| Tree School - last chance to register |
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APRIL 3, 8:30 A.M. TO 3 P.M. AT EAST BANK
REGIONAL LIBRARY. Register at 833-TREE; free and
open to public, CEUs for professionals.
Deadline
to register is April 1.
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St. Roch Neighborwoods |
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Parkway Partners celebrated the culmination of the 10
for the Hood program by planting more than 50 trees
in the St. Roch neighborhood. Parkway Partners
joined with KK Productions, the Faubourg St. Roch
Project, Ameri-Corps and many residents to line
streets with magnolias, hollies, redbuds, and crepe
myrtle trees. Events included coffee with the Arts
Council and a crawfish boil at the St. Roch Market.
More than 600 street trees were planted in 32 New
Orleans neighborhoods during this past planting
season through this coordinated effort. If you and
your neighbors want to participate in the fall contact Jo
Ann at jalbrecht@parkwaypartnersnola.org . We are
seeking funding support for the next tree-planting
season.
The event was designated as a National
Neighborwoods event with the Alliance for Community
Trees. While making an immediate aesthetic impact
on the neighborhood, Neighborwoods events
emphasize the important contributions trees make to
our health and the livability of communities. The
residents of St. Roch have planted more than 200
donated trees since the inception of the Parkway
Partners ReLeaf New Orleans initiative. They continue
to work hard to improve their neighborhood. The
Home Depot Foundation partners with ACT
(Alliance for Community Trees) for tree planting efforts.
For more information about ReLeaf New Orleans click here . . .
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