New Orleans needs to update tree protections in the City Code!

P&PW’s draft ordinance—as drafted in October 2024 by the Department of Parks & Parkways—has been criticized by tree advocates for its “outright omission of critical information that must be addressed.” We agree. The P&PW draft ordinance is inadequate.

Many important protections are omitted from the P&PW draft that are addressed in TCNOLA’s tree protection draft ordinance—as drafted and distributed in March 2024 by Tree Canopy NOLA.

See the side-by-side comparison of the P&PW and TCNOLA proposed draft ordinances.

Send comments to David Marcello, Convenor, at dmarcello@tcnola.org.

An Urgent Call to Action—PowerPoint presentation given on August 6, 2024, by the Save Trees with Ordinance Protection (STOP) Coalition.

Here are two visions for improving the tree canopy and parks of New Orleans:

New Orleans Reforestation Plan, December 2022—compiled by SOUL.

Big Green Easy, January 2024—by Parks for All.