2008 Hooper Ridge

With help from Ron­nie Edwards, Metro Coun­cil­woman-elect of Dis­trict 5 and exec­u­tive direc­tor of Urban Restora­tion Enhance­ment Cor­po­ra­tion (UREC), the final Neigh­bor­Woods plant­i­ng of 2008 in Hoop­er Ridge sub­di­vi­sion took place on Decem­ber 13^th. There were very few trees in this new­er neigh­bor­hood of afford­able homes, Baton Rouge Green vol­un­teers and the neigh­bor­hood res­i­dents plant­ed over 50 mak­ing an imme­di­ate and pos­i­tive aes­thet­ic and envi­ron­men­tal impact on the area.

An emp­ty lot at the neighborhood’s entrance was rich­ly plant­ed with a diverse selec­tion of trees; this space will be a park-like place for res­i­dents to gath­er and recreate.