Each Halloween, Gulf Restoration Network and hundreds of thousands of festivalgoers gather in New Orleans’ City Park for music, art, cuisine and camaraderie as part of the Voodoo Music + Arts Experience. We’re excited to continue this partnership (for the 9th year in a row!) and we hope to see you out there.Want to come? …
This October 11, was GRN’s Annual Fall Benefit and it was a huge success! Graciously hosted by Chef Susan Spicer and the staff of Mondo, there was live music from the local duo Tangiers Combo (musicians Eric Rodriguez and Carl Keith) for all to enjoy as we socialized, sipped and dined. Mondo’s chef, Susan Spicer, …
It’s that time of the year again – time for Gulf Restoration Network to celebrate our work and those who support us! Join GRN for our Annual Fall Benefit to support our work monitoring corporate polluters, organizing with communities for better storm protection and defending the creatures of the Gulf who rely on clean habitat.This …
This past I was fortunate enough to attend Gulf South Rising’s “media-only event” at the historic Golden Feather in New Orleans. Entitled ” Coffee and Conversation on Climate Change,’ the early-morning gathering featured a panel discussion moderated by Colette Pichon Battle, Executive Director of the Gulf Coast Center for Law and Policy.As a regional movement …
Ten years ago, Hurricane Katrina ripped into the Gulf Coast and changed everything.Today, we still struggle with the impacts of Hurricane Katrina and the social, environmental and economic wreckage left in the wake of the storm.People from across the nation are looking to New Orleans to see how the city and its people are doing …
My first official event with GRN was an exciting one. This past crowds formed on Julia Street for White Linen Night. I didn’t have to go far – just downstairs to the GRN lobby – for our Green Gallery featuring pop up shops by Heartsleeve, Tchoup Industries, Goods that Matter, and art by Pippin Frisbie-Calder.It …
What a great way to kick off the summer. This past over 600 people gathered at the Peristyle to dance, drink, and donate. The Green Project, Global Green and Concordia were all celebraing decades of water protection work, and for GRN, this was our 21st birthday celebration!People arrived to the beat of Luther Gray and …
Over the years, I’ve seen many friends and neighbors at the monthly Second Saturday Art Walk down the St Claude arts corridor. This year, I was happy to hear that, once again, GRN was partnering with the Wetlands Art Tour, an annual event happening alongside Second Saturdays. The Wetlands Art Tour was created by the …
We were a little nervous about hosting the hunt on Good but holy easter eggs were we impressed! Over 480 people joined the event – more than any year before – and raised over $8,500 for GRN’s work in the Gulf! A big thanks to Publiq House and especially NOLA Brewing for making such a …
The Mississippi Boat Party was a beautiful sunset cruise. Guests from New Orleans to Ocean Springs (and one from Ottawa) enjoyed wine, beer, cocktails and the company of fellow environmental enthusiasts as they boarded historic “Captain Pete.” We set sail from Gulfport Yacht Harbor to dolphins jumping in the surf and brown pelicans fishing. Andrew …