City Park Conservancy (CPC) is participating in Keep Louisiana Beautiful’s (KLB) Love Our Waterways initiative with a fourth volunteer cleanup in New Orleans City Park on Tuesday, September 22, from 9-11am. Media are invited to cover volunteers working on land and water to remove litter and invasive plants and help protect the Park’s waterways.
Led by LOOP NOLA, volunteers in kayaks and canoes and on the shore will remove litter and invasive plants from lagoons surrounding Couturie Forest and Scout Island.
Love Our Waterways is a month-long, statewide KLB initiative focused on removing marine litter from Louisiana’s rivers, lakes, bayous and shorelines. The event also highlights CPC’s ongoing stewardship of the Park’s waterways and its work with community volunteers to keep City Park clean and beautiful.
Love Our Waterways Volunteer Event
When: Tuesday, September 22 | 9-11am
Where: City Park Volunteer Center | 1031 Harrison Avenue, NOLA 70124
Visuals: Volunteers removing litter from City Park shorelines; volunteers in canoes and kayaks removing litter and invasive plants from lagoons; cleanup activities around Couturie Forest and Scout Island.
Interviews: CPC and KLB representatives will be available for interviews about the cleanup, the Park’s waterway stewardship and the statewide Love Our Waterways initiative.
RSVP: Media wishing to attend should RSVP to Lenox Hill at lhill@tegpr.com.
About City Park Conservancy
City Park Conservancy is the 501(c)3 that operates the day-to-day care of City Park, in partnership with the City Park Improvement Association and oversees programming, fundraising, and membership management of the 1,300-acre Park. For over 170 years, City Park has provided access to abundant natural and cultural resources to residents of the region and visitors from around the world. The Park’s 1,300 acres make it one of the largest urban parks in the United States. City Park is a popular place to fish on the bayou, picnic, experience safe outdoor play, or engage in athletic pursuits – as evidenced by the 16 million visits each year. The Park’s annual operating budget is largely derived from self-generated activities, often weather dependent. To learn more about the Park, and to contribute to helping maintain its green spaces and community programs, visit NewOrleansCityPark.org.
About Keep Louisiana Beautiful
Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) is a state program under the Office of the Lieutenant Governor and the Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism promoting personal, corporate, and community responsibility for a clean and beautiful Louisiana. KLB supports local communities with programs and resources for litter education, prevention, removal, enforcement, beautification, recycling, waste reduction, and sustainability initiatives. KLB is affiliated with Keep America Beautiful and supported by a statewide network of Community, University, and Community College Affiliates. Learn more at KeepLouisianaBeautiful.org.
