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DESCRIPTION:A fundraising benefit will be held in support of Replant New Orleans on 
 August 25, 2006, at the Garden for the Environment, at the corner of 7th 
 Avenue and Lawton in the Inner Sunset.  The benefit begins at 5:00 pm and 
 runs until 8:00 pm.  Food will be provided by Feel Real Café and live 
 music will be performed.  Casual attire.\n\nReplant New Orleans, a non 
 profit organization, was formed in March of 2006 in response to testing 
 done by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Louisiana 
 Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ), and the Natural Resources 
 Defense Council (NRDC) that revealed high levels of pesticides, 
 petrochemicals, heavy metals including arsenic, mercury, and lead, and 
 asbestos in sediment soil samples in the city of New Orleans.  While the 
 EPA insists that there is no lasting health danger present in the city, the 
 agency also recommends on its website that families should avoid bringing 
 their children to New Orleans.  Much toxic pollution is locked in the soil, 
 a favorite play place for children.\n\nBioremediation is an environmentally 
 sound and effective method for neutralizing and removing toxic materials 
 from soil and water systems.  Replant New Orleans has developed a plan for 
 using compost, compost tea, and specialized plants known as 
 hyperaccumulators to help neutralize and remove toxins from soil on 
 people’s properties in New Orleans.  The organizers of the project, 
 Hillary Strobel and Charlotte Ely, have created collaborations with 
 community gardens to provide central locations for compost production and 
 distribution, as well as for offering educational workshops and outreach 
 regarding soil health.  Additionally, Replant New Orleans is developing 
 plans with individual neighborhood associations to maximize the 
 effectiveness of distributing information and bioremediation resources to 
 residents in each neighborhood.  Currently, Replant New Orleans is 
 collaborating with the non-profit organization Parkway Partners to provide 
 trees and other vegetation to residents whose properties were damaged by 
 flooding following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.\n\n5 pm - 8 pm\nFriday 
 August 25th, 2006\nGarden for the Environment, 7th Avenue and Lawton in the 
 Inner Sunset\n$20-$100 suggested donation, no one turned away for lack of 
 funds.\n\nAll proceeds go to Replant New Orleans and Garden for the 
 Environment for charitable purposes.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/07/25/18291431.php
SUMMARY:Fundraising benefit for Replant New Orleans
LOCATION:Garden for the Environment, 7th Avenue at Lawton, San Francisco
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/07/25/18291431.php
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