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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.
| Free Saplings at 2nd Saturday Program |
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Free Saplings at Second Saturday on January
9th. Join us to receive free trees for your
home landscape. Free trees are bare root,
native species including: crabapple, red
maple, obtusa oak, river birch, sawtooth oak,
catalpa.
Local Urban Forester Tom Campbell will
be distributing the free trees and discussing
their growth habits and needs. We will be
selling fruit trees and colorful plants 9
A.M. to noon.
At 10 a.m. Philip Soulet shares information
on how to espalier fruit trees (train to grow
on walls and fences).
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| 10 4 the Hood |
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It's tree planting time and 10 for the Hood
participants are getting busy. Neighborhood
Coordinators and volunteers are
currently collecting trees at the Parkway
Partners tree lot and are distributing
to neighbors in Treme, Marigny, the Irish
Channel, New Orleans East, Central City,
Burbank ardens, City Park and Marengo.
With help from funders and many neighborhood
volunteers more than 400 street to sidewalk
trees will be planted this season.
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| March Tree and Plant Sale in Gentilly |
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Mark your calendar for Saturday, March 27,
2010 for our yearly Tree and Plant sale with
the City of New Orleans Department of Parks
and Parkways. We offer a huge selection
of quality trees, plants, and flowering
plants.
Staff from the Department of Parks and
Parkways are on hand to give advice and
direction for your home landscape.
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| Happy New Year! |
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To all of our partners, members and friends,
Happy New Year from the staff and the Board
of Directors at Parkway Partners We look
forward to a great 2010!
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Time to sign up for spraying of Buck Moth Caterpillars |
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Beware! Buck Moths are Flying and that means
the voracious leaf-eating caterpillars,
pictured above, will again invade
live oaks at their most
vulnerable moment. The caterpillars feast on
tender young leaves the oaks sprout in late
March. And they have a very nasty sting.
The best defense against the caterpillars is
a good offense. Parkway Partners invites
citizens to help us preserve our city's
valuable trees on public property by
purchasing buck moth spraying, fertilization
or termite treatment services at a discounted
price.
New Orleans' oaks are still stressed from
storm damage, flooding and drought and
require extra TLC for at least the next five
years, a make or break it period for many
stately, historic trees.
Buck moth caterpillar spraying must be done
in March, when the larvae hatch.
Pictured
here is the adult Buck moth.
Fertilization and termite treatment services
are offered year round.
Save Our Trees is offered by Parkway Partners
in collaboration with the city of New Orleans
Department of Parks and Parkways.
For more information about Save Our Trees or to sign up online . . .
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