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Tag: City Park Conservancy

Brianna Bryant, a crew leader at Grow Dat Youth Farm, writes during a community engagement meeting at the Pavilion of Two Sisters in City Park on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.
Posted inCommunity

City Park leadership, community draft plans for future programming

Avatar photo by Safura Syed April 10, 2025April 11, 2025

City Park visitors discussed improving the park’s trails, reviving the cypress grove and adding fishing areas during a Wednesday (April 9) community planning meeting.

City Park Conservancy CEO Rebecca Dietz addresses attendees of a community planning meeting at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral on Wednesday, Dec. 11.
Posted inNews

City Park resumes planning meetings to hear ideas for its future

Avatar photo by Safura Syed December 12, 2024December 12, 2024
Posted inEnvironment

The community organizing effort that helped save an urban farm in New Orleans

Drew Costley by Drew Costley November 18, 2024April 22, 2025
Posted inNews

City Park OKs new agreement with Grow Dat Youth Farm

Drew Costley by Drew Costley August 20, 2024January 22, 2025
Grow Dat Farm students watch as education coordinator Jonshell Johnson demonstrates the cleaning of turmeric roots.
Posted inEnvironment

City Park board to vote on new agreement with Grow Dat Youth Farm

Drew Costley by Drew Costley August 19, 2024January 22, 2025
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After community uproar, City Park wants to engage underrepresented groups in master plan process

Drew Costley by Drew Costley July 15, 2024August 13, 2024
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City Park should embrace, not destroy, Grow Dat Youth Farm

by Yuki Kato and Jeanne Firth April 3, 2024August 13, 2024
A large crowd gathers around a scale model of a map of City Park Conservancy's proposed changes to the park, which includes a road that would displace Grow Dat Youth Farm, at a public meeting the conservancy held at Dillard University on Thursday, March 21.
Posted inEnvironment

Supporters of Grow Dat Youth Farm express outrage over proposed road at City Park public meeting

Drew Costley by Drew Costley March 22, 2024June 10, 2024
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