Please join us for a virtual 2026 Front Yard Initiative Homeowners Survey briefing Tuesday, July 7, at 8:30 am. The event is free and open to the public, but advance registration is required. A recording will be available to registrants … Continue reading
Tagged Front Yard Initiative, FYINEW ORLEANS, LA, June 30, 2026 – The Urban Conservancy released new survey findings today at www.urbanconservancy.org and will host an online briefing Tuesday, July 7 at 8:30 am. Survey results show the enduring impact– in some cases for more … Continue reading
Tagged Front Yard Initiative, FYIStreetinsider.com featured FYI Program Manager Emily Snyder in their post about the Inaugural Reduce Your Lawn Day, a national effort from American Meadows where homeowners pledge to change their turf lawn into pollinator habitats. This year, the program’s first, saw … Continue reading
Tagged Front Yard Initiative, FYI, gray to green, stewardship, stormwater managementKelly, who is an alumnus of the FYI program, loved the home he bought in Faubourg Delachaise, but he was not a fan of the dilapidated 30-foot concrete driveway that came with it. With a $950 reimbursement from FYI, Kelly … Continue reading
Tagged Front Yard Initiative, FYI, stormwater managementFor a recent edition of “The State We’re In,” Louisiana Public Broadcasting‘s Kara St. Cyr interviewed Urban Conservancy Executive Director Dana Eness in the front yard of an FYI Program participant about the green infrastructure local stormwater management company Mastodonte installed there … Continue reading
Tagged Front Yard Initiative, stormwater managementWe’ve been here in New Orleans for 300 years. We wouldn’t still be here if we didn’t have the ability to adapt. But we don’t like change. We still reminisce about long-closed drugstores, bakeries, and supermarkets. And, 300 years later, we’re still on … Continue reading
Tagged Front Yard InitiativeMayor LaToya Cantrell: New Orleans drainage projects have ‘been on hold far too long’ By Kevin Litten | klitten@nola.com NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell held a news conference on Tuesday (May 22) to level with the public about the city’s flood … Continue reading
Tagged Front Yard Initiative, FYI, gray to green, stormwater managementWith Concrete gone, central city front yard WINS IN Jazzin’ Up the Neighborhood GARDEN CONTEST By: Susan Langenhennig slangenhennig@nola.com NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune When Linda Gielec bought her house in Central City in 2014, she was itching to indulge her green … Continue reading
Tagged Front Yard Initiative, FYI“For years, the sound of rain on the roof of their New Orleans home filled Becky Lloyd and Christopher Renz with dread. Sometimes they’d need to get up in the middle of the night to move their car to higher … Continue reading
Tagged Front Yard Initiative, FYI, gray to green, stormwater managementReducing pavement could reduce your flood risk: Opinion “I doubt a campaign that says ‘Only YOU can prevent flooding’ would catch on in New Orleans. We know that massive feats of engineering are required to keep this city habitable. But … Continue reading
Tagged Front Yard Initiative, FYI, gray to green, stormwater management