Tree Canopy NOLA

All the crepe myrtles have been cut down behind the Old U.S. Mint....

Satellite images show President Trump's project to build a grand ballroom has appeared to take down at least six trees on the White House grounds — including two historic magnolia trees commemorating Presidents Warren G. Harding and Franklin D. Roosevelt. abcnews.link/j5jABHe

September 29, 2025. "Wake Up NOLA: The fight to save New Orleans' tree canopy" nola.com/multimedia/wak… @skooks @dadioonthepatio

September 28, 2025. “Candidates for mayor and New Orleans City Council mostly agree on this one issue“ nola.com/news/politics/…

"Hurricane-prone New Orleans is lacking trees. They could help stave off rising, deadly heat," in today's print edition of the Sunday Times-Picayune/New Orleans Advocate, Sept. 28, 2025; posted on nola.com on Sept. 25, 2025: nola.com/news/new-orlea… @lesliharris

See the results of a questionnaire—"Where Do Mayor and Council Candidates Stand on Protecting Trees and Parks?"—sent to Mayor and Council candidates by TC NOLA, the Mid-City Neighborhood Organization, and Parks for All, in August 2025. tcnola.org/wp-content/upl… @NOLACityCouncil

My deep dive on how trees, a panacea for worsening heat risks, are lacking in New Orleans, a city desperate for ways to beat back the risks of climate change. nola.com/news/new-orlea…

WWL Radio with Tree Canopy NOLA/Parks for All—aired 9/23/25 audacy.com/podcast/newell… Hit blue button: "Listen." On pop-up, slide the white dot along timeline to timestamp. 00:26:00—segment starts. 00:31:12—David Marcello (Tree Canopy NOLA); and then Scott Howard (Parks for All).

David Marcello (Tree Canopy NOLA) and Scott Howard (Parks for All) talk trees to Newell Normand—Sept. 23, 2025, at noon. WWL Radio—AM870/FM105.3 Online: audacy.com/wwl/authors/ne… On FB: facebook.com/NewellNormandS…

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Michelle Woodwork leads the Orleans Parish sheriff's race. How would she fix the jail? nola.com/news/susan-hut…

April 24, 2025, 6 p.m.—Webinar: “Green Infrastructure: Sustainable Living in Carrollton” All are invited; no registration is required.  More information, including Zoom link, here: carrolltonlifenola.org

Ron Faucheux asks candidates: "How would you protect the city’s tree canopy?" @HelenaMorenoLA @otforus @BMarshallEnviro @MSchleifstein

Video of the hearing of Cal. No. 34.989, the draft tree protection ordinance—somehow presented at the very end of the City Council meeting on 3/27/25: cityofno.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.ph… @lesliharris @CityOfNOLA @NOLAnews

The Parks & Parkways version of the draft tree protection ordinance—considered woefully deficient by tree advocates—unanimously passed the City Council today. CM Lesli Harris (Dist. B) quoted Voltaire in support. Account by David Marcello: tcnola.org/2025/03/27/tod… @NOLAnews

It's showtime. cityofno.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.ph…

Today's hearing on the draft tree protection ordinance has yet to take place. (1:33 PM Central Time.) Live stream is here: cityofno.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.ph…

By 8 a.m. on 3/27/25, please send a public comment to oppose P&PW's INADEQUATE draft tree protection ordinance (Regular Agenda #18, CAL. NO. 34,989) forms.office.com/Pages/Response… See: tcnola.org/wp-content/upl… The docket is before the City Council tomorrow (3/27/25) at around 1PM.

QoL Comm.—2/24/25—TODAY—1PM—Council Chambers Discussion: Ord. Cal. 34,989—An ordinance to amend and reordain Sections 106-211–229 of the Code of CNO, relative to the protection of trees and other vegetation under the purview of P&PW. Live feed: cityofno.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.ph… @NOLAnews

Sun., 2/16/25, at 7 p.m. David Marcello of Tree Canopy NOLA discusses the draft tree ordinance pending before the City Council. Sierra Club, Unitarian Church, 6690 Fleur de Lis Dr. Register here: act.sierraclub.org/events/details… Or register to attend on Zoom: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Another casualty of Trump's funding freeze: New Orleans’ tree canopy grist.org/cities/trump-s…