MEDIA ALERT
Parkway Partners to Announce Five-Year Plan to Further Reforest Orleans Parish and Strengthen Neighborhoods
30th Anniversary Celebration Will Kick Off Even Greater Public-Private Preservation, Beautification and Maintenance
WHAT: On the occasion of its 30th Anniversary, Parkway Partners will announce a five-year plan to further replace the city’s urban canopy devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Since the storm, the non-profit organization has planted 10,000 trees, reaching 38 neighborhoods in New Orleans. At the news conference, Parkway Partners will announce its future directions in response to the February 2012 U.S. Forest Service report describing New Orleans as the most-deforested city in the United States.
TIME: 10:00AM WHEN: Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012 WHERE: New Orleans Healing Center / 2372 St. Claude Ave.WHO:
- City Councilmembers Jackie Clarkson, Susan Guidry and Kristin Gisleson Palmer.
- Founder and Board Member Flo Schornstein
- Parkway Partners Board of Directors
- Parkway Partners Funders and Community Supporters
- Representatives of the Marigny and Bywater neighborhood organizations
- City Councilmembers Jackie Clarkson, Susan Guidry and Kristin Gisleson Palmer.
BACKGROUND: Parkway Partners, a liaison between the city of New Orleans and its citizens, celebrates 30 years of rebuilding and beautifying New Orleans’ neutral grounds, parks, and urban forest and launching community gardens. Its initiatives emphasize environmental responsibility and education, along with community and economic development. For more information, visit www.parkwaypartnersnola.org.
CONTACT: Denise A. Estopinal, 504-269-9233 or denise@estopinalgroup.com / Eric M. Hess, 504-522-4377 or ehess@hessmarketing.com