New Orleans Incorporates Trees and GI in their Stormwater Ordinance. : Vibrant Cities Lab : Resources for Urban Forestry, Trees, and Green Infrastructure

New Orleans Incorporates Trees and GI in their Stormwater Ordinance.

A model ordinance for other Gulf Coast communities subject to severe weather and flooding.

New Orleans, Louisiana, 2016 View Resource

Subject to severe flooding, New Orleans has codified tree planting and mature tree protection as part of their landscape and stormwater ordinance.