This month has been a newsworthy one here at Green Light New Orleans! Read more about the stories on our rain barrel and backyard vegetable garden installations. On Friday, April 7, WDSU news aired a segment chronicling one of Green Light's rain barrel installations. Watch the … [Read more...]
Urban Water Series
On April 26 and 27, the Greater New Orleans Foundation (GNOF) will host its next series of seminars on maintaining green infrastructure for a region. Entitled the "Urban Water Series," GNOF held its first set of workshops in December of last year. The focus of this month's … [Read more...]
How to get your rain barrel NOW!
Our rain barrel program is sustainable because of the cost-share program, which went into effect after our rain barrel pilot program was completed. This means we ask our applicants to consider their financial situation and make a monetary contribution. The minimum is $10 and the … [Read more...]
Barrels of Fun
The Rain Barrel Pilot Program has officially come to an end! Funded by The Greater New Orleans Foundation, we were able to successfully install 33 barrels in 31 homes. As with all of our programs, we couldn’t have had such a successful pilot without the help of volunteers. Our … [Read more...]
Volunteer Artists Paint Green Light Rain Barrels
This blog was contributed by Amelia Matier, a long-term Green Light Volunteer. As Green Light New Orleans begins its rain barrel installation pilot program this spring, the local non-profit is enlisting the help of community volunteers to lend their creative skills to the … [Read more...]