Additional Resources:
Information about Proper Trash Disposal
BWI is a good source for landscape fabric and other garden materials (Lawn & Garden – Landscape Supplies – Weed Barrier – then choose your product)
Report a Water Leak or Problem to the Sewerage & Water Board
The Department of Parks and Parkways – This is the department to call about the trees on the public right-of-way (area between street and sidewalk), neutral grounds, and other public trees.
Parkway Partners’ Tree Troopers. This series provides in-depth information about New Orleans’ urban forest. Tree Troopers is free and open to the public.
Presenter: Joe Evans, Principal, LEED AP, Evans + Lighter Landscape Architecture
Topic: Introduction to Green Infrastructure
Presenter: Dana Brown, President/Principal at Dana Brown and Associates
Topic: Plants for Green Infrastructure
The Greater New Orleans Water Collaborative
Recycled Concrete Source: http://www.pontchartrain.com
Presenter: Emily Bullock, Landscape Architect at Spackman, Mossop + Michaels
Topic: Vertical Gardens & Rooftop Gardens
Resources:
http://greenroofsolutions.com/
http://www.greenroofs.com/
http://www.verticalgardenpatrickblanc.com/
http://www.greenscreen.com/
http://www.woollypocket.com/
http://www.plantsonwalls.com/
Presenter: Dana Eness, Executive Director of The Urban Conservancy, and Creator of F.Y.I. (the Front Yard Initiative)
Topic: Concrete and Permeability – What’s Wrong with my Concrete Yard?
See the following link for more information about F.Y.I.: The Urban Conservancy
Download Dana’s Powerpoint: paving presentation
Contact Information:
504 617 6618
dana@urbanconservancy.org
Presenters: Dan Etheridge, Colectivo & Tony Lee, Magellan Street Garden
Topic: Green Infrastructure at Community Gardens & Urban Farms
Resources:
Topic: Small-Scale Rainwater Catchment
Resources:
Presenter: Joe Evans, LEED AP, Evans + Lighter Landscape Architecture
Topic: Large-Scale Rainwater Catchment
