Tuesday, June 16 | 5-8pm | Dillard University
Introduction to Green Infrastructure - Joe Evans - Evans + Lighter Landscape Architecture
What is Green Infrastructure? Why is it important? How can it change how we live with stormwater in New Orleans?
Plants and Green Infrastructure - Dana Brown - Dana Brown and Associates
How can plants and trees help with our flooding issues? Which plants are best? Which are worst?
Wednesday, June 17 | 5-8pm | Dillard University
Bioswales & Rain Gardens - Dana Brown - Dana Brown and Associates
Learn about these beautiful and effective ways to store rainwater, how to construct them, and which plants are most useful.
Saturday, June 20 | 11am-1:30pm | Magellan Community Garden (West Bank)
Green Infrastructure at Community Gardens and Urban Farms - Dan Etheridge - Colectivo & Tony Lee - Magellan Street Community Garden
Tour the Magellan Street Garden that used to be plagued by flooding issues. Now it reuses rainwater for irrigation, grows plants in water and is a community hot spot.
Monday, June 22 | 5-8pm | Rosa H. Keller Library and Community Center
Vertical Gardens and Rooftop Gardens - Emily Bullock - Spackman, Mossop and Michaels
What are they? Can we really build these in New Orleans? How do they work?
Concrete and Permeability - Dana Eness - The Urban Conservancy
What’s wrong with my concrete yard?
Saturday, June 27 | 10am-3pm | Andrew H. Wilson Charter School
Large-Scale Water Catchment - Joe Evans - Evans and Lighter
Discover how to capture and reuse stormwater with large cisterns and other systems.
Small-Scale Water Catchment - Hilarie Shackai - Gentilly Stormwater Program
Learn how to build your own rain barrel.
