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Gentilly Resilience District's Neighborhood Engagement Day

Saturday, April 17 2021

MUST CONTACT TO REGISTER: courtney@courtneyegan.net or 205-393-5588

Gentilly Resilience District's Neighborhood Engagement Day

in Filmore Park on April 17th, from 10am-1pm., at the corner of Wingate and Rapides streets, in Gentilly

This event is open to the public and is intended to purpose to give the community an understanding of the massive water infrastructure project that will soon begin outside their doorsteps. Native plants will play a part in the stormwater management of this area. A bioswale will go in around Filmore Park, and Courtney was awarded a public art project for a footbridge over the bioswale. The footbridge is to be educational as well as artistic and will feature images and information about the native plants that will be in the bioswale and that grow in New Orleans. At this event, NPI will have an Activity and Information table where visitors and neighbors can learn about native plants, make SeedBeads with native seeds provided and/or take native seeds home to plant in their gardens.

Between 12-1pm, community members will be encouraged to meet at 2100 Leon C. Simon Dr., by the Mosquito Control Board, to plant their seed balls and scatter seeds for the creation of a new Native Wildflower Meadow. Help will be needed there as well, instructing on scattering and pushing the seedballs into the prepared bed.

This is an opportunity to share your knowledge about native plants and NPI. Courtney is open to any amount of help you can give. You might get a little dirty, so be prepared! Contact Courtney at courtney@courtneyegan.net or 205-393-5588. Thank you!

10:00am - 1:00pm

Contact the event organizers: Volunteer & Continuing Education Committee