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Green Greetings
Parkway Partners was awarded the Seal
of Excellence from the Louisiana
Association of Nonprofit Organizations in
October 2008. To earn the designation,
Parkway Partners underwent a rigorous
review of LANO's 57 standards that
emphasize best practices in nonprofit
management. Parkway Partners works
closely with the City of New Orleans
Department of Parks and Parkways but
does not receive any funding from the city.
We rely on contributions from the private
sector to enable our many programs. All
contributions are tax-exempt.
| Caterpillars in Biblical Proportions |
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According to many experts the caterpillars will
be horrific this year. Sign up now for spraying
through the Parkway Partners Save Our Trees
program.
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| Welcome New Board Members! |
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Pictured on the top step from left to
right are: Suzanne Thomas and Dottie
Reese one step down are: are
Denise Estopinal and Brandon Duncan. They
have come on Board with Parkway Partners,
lending their experience to the organization.
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| Low Cost Trees for Sale! |
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This cool wet weather is ideal for planting
trees. Parkway Partners has beautiful Live
Oak, Flowering Crabapple, Cypress, Crape
Myrtle, Silverbell, Taiwan Cherry, Bay,
Southern and Japanese Magnolias, and Fruit
Trees priced at $20 - $50, various sizes. Call
504-620-2224 or come into our office Monday-
Friday from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.; also
available at the Second Saturday Sales,
February 14 and March 14.
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| Growing Strong! |
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Esplanade Ridge tree planting took place on
North Miro with residents from the
neighborhood. Parkway Partners provided the
trees through the ReLeaf New Orleans
initiative. Treme, Milneburg, Marigny,
Lakeview, the Lower 9th Ward and other
neighborhoods are actively planting their
streets with over 500 Parkway Partners trees
approved by the Department of Parks and
Parkways. With over 5,000 trees planted
through ReLeaf New Orleans, the restoration
of our tree canopy is one aspect of our
recovery that will take time to fully appreciate,
but create a better life for all of us in New
Orleans.
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| Everything's Coming up Roses! |
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Roses at the Second Saturday on February
14th. Parkway Partners will be distributing
free trees AND selling roses, shade and fruit
trees. 9 a.m. to noon. Peggy Martin of the
Antique Rose Society will be speaking at 10:00
a.m. in the conference room.
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| Tree and Plant Sale March 28 |
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Join us in Gentilly for THE largest plant sale
jointly supported by Department of Parks and
Parkways and Parkway Partners.
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Paris Avenue Planting |
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Council Member Cynthia Hedge-Morrell
addresses the audience at the Paris Avenue
Tree Planting on January 28. 47 trees were
planted on the barren stretch between Robert
E. Lee Boulevard and Filmore Avenue,
restoring a portion of the lost tree canopy to
this Gentilly neighborhood.
The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina killed all
the southern magnolia trees, and the
Department of Parks and Parkways targeted
this section of neutral ground for tree
replacement because of the rebuilding and
renewal taking place in this area. The
ceremony was the official City of New Orleans
Arbor Day celebration for 2009.
2009 also marks the 100th year of existence
of the Department of Parks and Parkways
which was formed in 1909 and which grew out
of efforts of citizens to organize to plant trees
along the city's avenues, boulevards and
streets.
Students from Holy Cross participated in the
event, excited that the neutral ground fronting
their school is now re-planted. Screen Gems
helped to support this ReLeaf New Orleans
effort with a special grant for the time they
spent filming in New Orleans for the movie,
Max's Mardi Gras.
This planting precedes additional tree
plantings along streets in the surrounding
neighborhood. Parkway Partners has a
program to provide free trees to groups of
neighbors who band together to replant 10 or
more trees along the streets adjacent to their
residences.
Learn more . . .
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