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Since October 2008, interested residents met to create FMIA’s Marigny Green Program. The goal of Marigny Green is to make resources and information available on living green and inform the residents on how to get involved in green initiatives.
Marigny Green Program is comprised of seven initiatives which include ReLeaf, RePlant, ReCycle, ReLight, Research & Information, Enforcement, Transportation and Conservation. Each initiative designed and created goals and objectives. Please feel free to work with an initiative of your interest. Also note, we will need volunteers for particular tasks if all the initiatives interest you. For more information or to volunteer Contact Deborah
Enforcement
• To learn about the City of New Orleans enforcement policies.
• Make a list of all the things that are currently being ignored starting with the least difficult and work towards bigger issues.
• Start with litter and work up to Brownfield’s
ReLeaf (trees)
• To ReLeaf the Marigny by planting as many new trees as possible in the neighborhood.
• Exploring the best options for obtaining the equipment, trees, and expertise necessary for a large-scale tree planting.
RePlant (Plants and gardens)
• To work directly with the ReLeaf Group
• To encourage use of ornamental plantings (brushes, shrubs, annuals, perennials, etc.) on streetscapes (servitude, private property, vacant areas owned by the city)
• To encourage other active gardeners to participate. Information regarding appropriate plants for our area, care/maintenance can be obtained from LA Extension Service, Parkway Planters, parks and Parkways, Master Gardeners and others active gardeners
• To establish “Plant Swaps” for spring and fall via FMIA
• Development, redevelopment of community gardens for Marigny resident
• Research information available on vacant lots and overgrown lots.
Transportation ( Bikes, Pedestrian Friendly & Safety, Carpooling, Bus Route)
• Interested in making the Marigny more bike friendly
ReCycle
• Schedule meetings with Phoenix and the Green Project to learn more about existing recycling opportunities
• To obtain baseline number of Marigny residents currently recycling so that we can track our future progress in encouraging our neighbors to recycle
• Long Term goal is to survey businesses to learn more about their recycling needs and desires
ReLight (lighting)
• Research lighting products and companies
• Research information on recycling lights
• Develop a relationship with Global Green (resource)
• Educate residents the importance of energy efficient lightning
• Present information to residents through website, newsletter, FMIA general meeting
• Long term goal is to light up the Marigny with energy efficient outside lights Research & Information ( Resources available to the community on living Green, information to residents, and build relations with other groups)
• Make resources available to the community on ‘living green’
• Inform neighbors on how to get involved in green programs
• Information tables at FMIA meetings and other neighborhood functions
• Work to build relations with other Green groups
• Research grant opportunities for programs
Conservation
We need interested people to brainstorm and create goals and objectives for this initiative
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