The Urban Conservancy

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The Urban Conservancy is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to the wise stewardship of our urban environment and local economy through equitable practices, policies, and programs.

Confused by recent headlines about stormwater fees and parcel fees? You’re not alone. On the eve of Hurricane Katrina’s ...
08/28/2026

Confused by recent headlines about stormwater fees and parcel fees? You’re not alone. On the eve of Hurricane Katrina’s 21st anniversary, the UC’s Dana Eness posits that residents should insist on a system reflecting both urgency and inclusion: a stormwater fee that funds essential drainage infrastructure while empowering individuals and institutions to take action on their properties through credits and incentives to do so.

Recent proposals to siphon off proposed stormwater fee revenue to finance other infrastructure the city should be funding through taxes and bond revenue will only further erode an already too-small pool of money desperately needed for drainage work.

Read Eness’ full commentary in the 8/24 Louisiana Illuminator here: https://share.google/2szAlQgDTvBvn9JyE

Who🫵: Urban Conservancy team members, Melia and Pines Village neighborhood leaders, and YOU!What🌺: Weeding and beautifyi...
08/18/2026

Who🫵: Urban Conservancy team members, Melia and Pines Village neighborhood leaders, and YOU!
What🌺: Weeding and beautifying a stretch of three rain gardens and the surrounding space along Dwyer Rd.
When🕘: Tuesday 8/25, 9-11am (drop ins welcome).
Where📍: Dwyer Rd & Shalimar Dr (location details specified above).

Want to join? Register through the HandsOn Volunteer Portal! https://volunteer.handsonneworleans.org/need/detail/?need_id=1292768

See you there!

💬 “Our FYI project has definitely been a catalyst to the greenification of our property! At my last count, we have plan...
08/07/2026


💬 “Our FYI project has definitely been a catalyst to the greenification of our property! At my last count, we have planted 13 trees (and I am planning on one more). It would not have been possible without the concrete removal.” 💬

Want to read more wholesome, “greenified” quotes? Take a look at our 2026 FYI Homeowner Survey Report on urbanconservancy.org to learn more about how residential concrete removal and green infrastructure installation is transforming residents’ relationship with water!

Find key takeaways like …
😊Green infrastructure can improve quality of life.
🌺People love their plants and want to talk about their plants.
💲The FYI financial incentive remains crucial for getting to people to walk through the door.

Cause who says only paperbacks belong on your summer reading list? 📚🐛

Friday For the past six years, we’ve worked with LSUNO to bring water education through the Gulf Research Program to s...
07/31/2026

Friday
For the past six years, we’ve worked with LSUNO to bring water education through the Gulf Research Program to schools in New Orleans East. In this particularly flood-prone neighborhood, it’s crucial to empower young people with the knowledge and skills they need to advocate for solutions to their community’s problems. The Youth Envision program brings together science learning and hands-on work, design thinking, exposure to green infrastructure, and engaging field experiences to help kids think differently about their spaces and water. 💧🤔

Now, after a summer reset, the team reconnected at LSUNO’s campus to jump into fall 2026 curriculum planning AND to check out a Youth Envision funded green infrastructure installation informed by last years’ Sherwood Forest students' native plant recommendations. How amazing! A big shoutout to Todd Reynolds and the Green Team for seeing this project through and modeling collaborative and resilient infrastructure implementation. 🤝🌱

We’re excited to embark on another year of Youth Envision! Stay tuned for more updates throughout the 2026-2027 school year 🎒✏️🏫

🆒Our last FYI Summer Series event of the season, Cool People Who Know Things, confirmed that indeed there are so many c...
07/24/2026



🆒Our last FYI Summer Series event of the season, Cool People Who Know Things, confirmed that indeed there are so many cool people who know so many cool things!🆒

In case you missed it, we gathered about 50 people at the incredible Seven Three Distilling Co. for a happy hour event where attendees were prompted to ask each other about the topics written on their nametags. Represented were ...
🌱Green sector professionals
🏡Curious homeowners
👑Neighborhood association leaders
🎤Podcasters
🚌Public transportation advocates
💓⚽and even World Cup and Love Island enthusiasts!
The space was buzzing with friendly, casual conversation and low-barrier resource sharing.🗣💬

On top of that, we were thrilled to pilot the NOLA Complete Streets “Complete Streets Event Certification” program, which offers simple guidelines for how to ensure folks can access safe and sustainable transit to an event. Thank you Ride New Orleans for tabling to promote this new resource. Want your next event to be Complete Streets Certified? ✨FANTASTIC IDEA! ✨
DM NOLA Complete Streets to learn more!

Wow - this is a tough one to write ...After four years energizing the Urban Conservancy's programs and 18 years of show...
07/17/2026



Wow - this is a tough one to write ...
After four years energizing the Urban Conservancy's programs and 18 years of showing up tremendously for New Orleans, we're saying a bittersweet farewell to Emily Snyder. In the last four years, Emily oversaw the ever-pressing Front Yard Initiative, spearheaded the native plant ID signs program, coordinated three years of youth programming between BASIN and Youth Envision, built lifelong relationships with neighborhood leaders across the city, and ... wow ... at least 10 million other things.
Next, Emily is off to Philadelphia where she'll work for Children First Pennsylvania, helping raise youth voices in the civic engagement process - an unsurprisingly incredible next step.

New Orleans will miss you dearly. We cannot wait to see what amazing things you do next 💜

Our final "cool person" shoutout goes to Nellie Catzen, rockstar Executive Director of Committee for a Better New Orlean...
07/08/2026

Our final "cool person" shoutout goes to Nellie Catzen, rockstar Executive Director of Committee for a Better New Orleans. Drop into our FYIFriday Summer Series event, Cool People Who Know Things, where Nellie can answer all your questions about civic engagement, the city budget, or anything else you want to talk about! 😎

See you at Seven Three Distilling, Friday 7/10 at 5pm!

Introducing Sage Michael Pellet, a certified "cool person" repping Healthy Gulf as well as his own array of poetic persp...
07/06/2026

Introducing Sage Michael Pellet, a certified "cool person" repping Healthy Gulf as well as his own array of poetic perspectives at our final FYIFriday Summer Series event: Cool People Who Know Things!
Come track Sage down as we meet and mingle with cool folks from across the green sector. 🌱

See you at Seven Three Distilling Friday 7/10 at 5pm!

Introducing Kia Thomas, a certified "cool person" repping Blue Bikes at our final FYI Friday Summer Series event: Cool P...
07/02/2026

Introducing Kia Thomas, a certified "cool person" repping Blue Bikes at our final FYI Friday Summer Series event: Cool People Who Know Things! There, you can meet and mingle with cool people like Kia from across the green sector. 😎

See you at Seven Three Distilling next Friday 7/10 at 5pm!

Address

2831 St. Claude Avenue
New Orleans, LA
70117

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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+15047176187

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