Sunship III Quest Contacts
Contact Information 2012
# 1 Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation
Person or contact: JoAnn Burke
Phone number: 504-836-2238
Email: joann@saveourlake.org
Address / Area: Lakewood Bldg. 3 St. 2070
3838 N. Causeway Blvd.
Metairie, LA 70009
Best time to contact: Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm
Website: www.saveourlake.org
Interview Availability:
- Student may interview on-site? Yes
- A class may go to interview on-site? Yes
- A person is able to come to school for interview? No
- A person is able to meet at T.R.E.E.’s Magazine St. office? No
Description: The Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation is dedicated to restoring and preserving the Lake Pontchartrain Basin.
#2 Department of Agriculture and Forestry
Person or contact: Whitney Wallace
Phone number: 985-543-4057
Email: wwallacw@ldaf.state.la.us
Address / Area: Is able to meet at your local library or another decided location.
Best time to contact: Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm
Website: www.ldaf.state.la.us
Interview Availability:
- Student may interview on-site? Yes
- A class may go to interview on-site? Possibly
- A person is able to come to school for interview? Possibly
- A person is able to meet at T.R.E.E.’s Magazine St. office? Yes
Description: Whitney Wallace works with the Department of Agriculture and Forestry to protect natural areas and promote a more sustainable environment. She is an expert in Urban Forestry.
#3 The Public Library
Person to contact: None
Phone number: None
Best time to contact: During library hours
Address / Area: Your neighborhood library
Description: Research a person who uses energy and materials wisely or a method of .
Suggestions (people): Check current magazine publications and with the librarian.
Suggestions (methods): Organic farming, alternative fuels, recycling, green housing, and the ones that come to your mind.
#4 Alliance for Affordable Energy
Person to contact: Karen Wimpelberg
Phone Number: Main: 504-208-9761
Cell: 504-208-4884
Email: Karen@all4energy.org
Address / Area: The Healing Centre
2372 St. Claude Ave
New Orleans, LA 70117
Best time to contact: Mon-Fri, after 4pm
Website: www.all4energy.org
Interview Availability:
- Student may interview on-site? Yes
- A class may go to interview on-site? Yes
- A person is able to come to school for interview? Yes
- A person is able to meet at T.R.E.E.’s Magazine St. office? Yes
Description: The Alliance for Affordable Energy promotes environmentally responsible and affordable energy use. They address issues such as global warming and encourage community action.
#5 Parkway Partners
Person or contact: Renee Allie
Phone number: 504-620-2227
Email: rallie@parkwaypartnersnola.org
Address / Area: Garden is 1 block from Xavier University, 1020 Telemachus,
Best time to contact: Mornings or Sat. afternoon.
Website: www.parkwaypartnersnola.org
Interview Availability:
- Student may interview on-site? Yes
- A class may go to interview on-site? Yes
- A person is able to come to school for interview? Possibly
- A person is able to meet at T.R.E.E.’s Magazine St. office? No
Description: The Parkway Partners Program is a community gardens and school gardens education program. They change vacant lots into gardens and work to preserve the forests.
#6 The Green Project
Person to contact: Phyllis Jordan
Phone number: 504-945-0240 ext. 0#
Email: pjordan@thegreenproject.org
Address / Area: 2831 Marais St.
New Orleans, LA 70117
Best time to contact: Mon-Fri., 9am-5pm
Website: www.thegreenproject.org
Interview Availability:
Student may interview on-site? Yes
A class may interview on-site? Yes
Person is able to come to school for interview? Yes
Person is able to meet at T.R.E.E.’s Magazine St. office? Yes
Description: The Green Project promotes recycling and reuse of building materials. They encourage creative recycling, composting, gardening, etc.
#7 Audrey Evans (Owl)
Contact: Audrey Evans (Owl)
Phone number: 504-488-2412
Email: mossbayou@yahoo.com
Address / Area: 1228 Moss St.
New Orleans, LA 70119
Best time to contact: Anytime
Interview Availability:
- Student may interview on-site? Yes
- A class may go to interview on-site? Yes
- A person is able to come to school for interview? Yes
- A person is able to meet at T.R.E.E.’s Magazine St. office? Yes
Description: Audrey Evans uses energy and materials wisely in her home and business. She evaluates the efficient use of energy in buildings.
#8 Longue Vue House & Gardens 
Person or contact: Jen Cohn
Phone number: 504-293-4721
Email: jcohn@longuevue.com
Address / Area: 7 Bamboo Rd.
New Orleans, LA 70124
Best time to contact: Anytime
Website: www.longuevue.com
Interview Availability:
- Student may interview on-site? Yes
- A class may go to interview on-site? Yes
- A person is able to come to school for interview? Yes
- A person is able to meet at T.R.E.E.’s Magazine St. office? Yes
Description: Longue Vue is a historic house and 8 acre garden. Its mission is to inspire others to pursue beauty and civic responsibility in their lives.
#9 Rusted Up Beyond All Recognition Bikes (R.U.B.A.R.B.)
Person to contact: Lani Bernak
Phone Number: 504-975-3821
Email: buildit@rubarbike.org
Address / Area: 2239 Piety St
New Orleans, LA 70117
Best time to contact: anytime
Website: www.rubarbike.org
Interview Availability:
- Student may interview on-site? No
- A class may go to interview on-site? No
- A person is able to come to school for interview? Yes
- A person is able to meet at T.R.E.E.’s Magazine St. office? Yes
Description: R.U.B.A.R.B. is a community bike shop for people to freely work on, learn about, and build bicycles. We are open to all, but especially focus on youth. We have an “earn-a-bike” program, go on field trips, and reuse bike parts for art projects.
#10 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Bayou Sauvage
Person or contact: Diane Barth
Phone number: 985-882-2021
Email: Diane_Barth@FWS.gov
Address / Area: Lacombe, LA 40 minutes from New Orleans
Best time to contact: Anytime
Website: www.fws.gov/bayousauvage
Interview Availability:
- Student may interview on-site? Yes
- A class may go to interview on-site? Yes
- A person is able to come to school for interview? Yes
- A person is able to meet at T.R.E.E.’s Magazine St. office? Yes
Description: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service offers programs in natural places, including canoe trips, in order to educate the public about these places.
#11 Jean Lafitte National Historical Park- Barataria Unit
Person or contact: Aleutia Scott
Phone number: 504-689-3690, ext. 13
Email: Aluetia_Scott@nps.gov
Address / Area: 6588 Barataria Blvd
Marrero, LA
Best time to contact: Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm
Website: www.nps.gov/jela/index.htm
Interview Availability:
- Student may interview on-site? Yes
- A class may go to interview on-site? Yes
- A person is able to come to school for interview? Maybe
- A person is able to meet at T.R.E.E.’s Magazine St. office? Maybe
Description: Jean Lafitte provides shelter and care for many animals and the wetland and forest area. The park is set up to maintain thousands of acres of natural area. Aleutia grew up exploring the swamps and marshes of the southeast. She has a degree in marine science and loves plants and marine invertebrates, but thinks “snakes and alligators are pretty cool too.”
#12 A Studio in the Woods
Person or contact: Lucianne Carmichael
Phone number: 504-392-5359
Email: info@astudiointhewoods.org
Address / Area: 13401 River Road
New Orleans, LA 70131
Best time to contact: Anytime
Website: www.asitw.org
Interview Availability:
- Student may interview on-site? Yes
- A class may go to interview on-site? Max. number of 14 students
- A person is able to come to school for interview? No
- A person is able to meet at T.R.E.E.’s Magazine St. office? Yes
Description: Joe and Lucianne Carmichael own 7+ acres of land that they are preserving. They have built a home and an art studio almost completely from recycled materials. They offer a conservation program and a retreat for artists.
#13 Grayhawk Perkins
Person or contact: Grayhawk Perkins
Phone number: 985-502-7617
Email: daddygrayhawk@yahoo.com
Address / Area: Fountainebleau State Park, near Mandeville, LA
Best time to contact: Evenings, 6pm-7pm.
Interview Availability:
- Student may interview on-site? Yes
- A class may go to interview on-site? Yes
- A person is able to come to school for interview? Maybe
- A person is able to meet at T.R.E.E.’s Magazine St. office? No
Description: Grayhawk Perkins has been involved in many environmental projects. This along with his Native American heritage has made him knowledgeable that he himself is a part of the Earth.
#14 Groundwork New Orleans 
Person to Contact: Zach Youngerman
Phone number: 504-208-2771
Email: zach@groundworkNOLA.org
Address/ Area: Various locations
Best time to contact: Anytime after 9am
Website: www.groundworknola.org
Interview Availability:
- Student may interview on-site? Yes
- A class may go to interview on-site? Maximum of 15 students
- A person is able to come to school for interview? Yes
- A person is able to meet at T.R.E.E.’s Magazine St. office? Yes
Description: Groundwork has a number of projects that cover streetscape beautification, soil remediation and environmental stewardship education, they have developed a number of rain gardens in Broadmoor, Hollygrove and the Lower Garden districts.
#15 Donna Caire
Person or contact: Donna Caire (Honeysuckle)
Phone number: 985-893-4456
Email: Dinojoel@gmail.com
Address / Area: 23198 Brook Forest Rd.
Abita Springs, LA 70420
Best time to contact: Anytime
Interview Availability:
- Student may interview on-site? Yes
- A class may go to interview on-site? Yes
- A person is able to come to school for interview? Yes
- A person is able to meet at T.R.E.E.’s Magazine St. office? No
Description: Donna is an abdominal massage therapist. She owns a garden made up of native and wild plants with which she makes herb mixes and food. Her garden and natural spring provide a place for relaxation and retreat.
#16 Canoe and Trail Adventures
Person or contact: Byron Almquist
Phone number: 504-834-5257
Email: byron@canoeandtrail.com
Address / Area: 1049 Hesper Ave
Metairie, LA 70005
Best time to contact: Anytime, leave a message if no one answers.
Website: www.canoeandtrail.com
Interview Availability:
- Student may interview on-site? Yes
- A class may go to interview on-site? Yes
- Person is able to come to school for interview? Yes
- Person is able to meet at T.R.E.E.’s Magazine St. office? Yes
Description: Byron Almquist owns and operates Canoe and Trail Adventures. His company provides wonder-filled, guided canoe and backpacking trips locally and nationally.
#17 Sierra Club
Person or contact: Darryl Malek-Wiley
Phone number: Main: 504-861-4836
Cell: 504-427-1885
Email: darryl.malek-wiley@sierraclub.org
Address / Area: 716 Adam St., Uptown
Best time to contact: Daytime
Interview Availability:
- Student may interview on-site? Yes
- A class may go to interview on-site? Yes
- A person is able to come to school for interview? Yes
- A person is able to meet at T.R.E.E.’s Magazine St. office? No
Description: The Sierra Club works to preserve and replenish the land by planting trees in parks and other public places. They promote recycling of materials in unusual ways (like Mardi Gras beads).
#18 Kweku Smith
Person or contact: Kweku Smith
Phone number: 504-616-4771
Email: nyaawie@ymail.com
Address / Area: N. Rampart St. between Press and Montegut, by the railroad tracks.
Best time to contact: Anytime
Interview Availability:
- Student may interview on-site? Yes
- A class may go to interview on-site? Yes
- A person is able to come to school for interview? Yes
- A person is able to meet at T.R.E.E.’s Magazine St. office? Yes
Description: Kweku Smith is an urban organic farmer. He grows vegetables and flowers in the 7th and 9th Ward and sells his vegetables at the Hollygrove Market. He is also developing a 5 acre farm in City Park.
#19 Ross Lunz
Person or contact: Ross Lunz
Phone number: 601-831-7575
Email: info@rosslunz.com
Address / Area: 1241 Frenchmen St.
New Orleans, LA 70116
Best time to contact: 7am-11am, weekdays. No weekends.
Website: www.rosslunz.com
Interview Availability:
- Student may interview on-site? Yes
- A class may go to interview on-site? Yes
- A person is able to come to school for interview? No
- A person is able to meet at T.R.E.E.’s Magazine St. office? Yes
Description: Ross Lunz makes an alternative form of diesel fuel using waste vegetable oil from restaurants. He also does metal work, often using trash metal to create works of art.
#20 New Orleans Food and Farm Network
Person to Contact: Ariel Wallick
Phone number: 504-483-6967
Email: ariel@noffn.org
Address/ Area: 4840 Banks Street
New Orleans, LA 70119
Best time to contact: Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm
Website: www.noffn.org
Interview Availability:
- Student may interview on-site? Yes
- A class may go to interview on-site? Yes
- A person is able to come to school for interview? Yes, depending on availability
- A person is able to meet at T.R.E.E.’s Magazine St. office? Yes, depending on availability
Description: Ariel supports the growth of community empowerment and health with the New Orleans Food and Farm Network, through community-based food and sustainable agricultural projects.
#21 Allied Waste
Person to Contact: Amber Miley
Phone number: 504-837-8950 ext 223
Email: amiley@republicservices.com
Address/ Area: Metairie
Best time to contact: Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm
Website: www.recycleitgulfcoast.com
Interview Availability:
- Student may interview on-site? Yes
- A class may go to interview on-site? Yes
- A person is able to come to school for interview? Yes
- A person is able to meet at T.R.E.E..’s Magazine St. office? Yes
Description: Allied Waste processes all the recycled materials in New Orleans. They aim to create better, cleaner processes. They formed an Eco-Innovation council which brings together experts from academia, business and government. This is one of the first companies to integrate solar technology to increase renewable energy output at its landfills.
#22 Phoenix Recycling
Person to Contact: David McDonough
Phone number: 504-322-7551
Email: info@PhoenixRecyclingNOLA.com
Address/ Area: Harahan, by appointment
Best time to contact: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
Website: www.phoenixrecyclingnola.com
Interview Availability:
- Student may interview on-site? We don’t have a physical plant available for visits
- A class may go to interview on-site? No
- A person is able to come to school for interview? Yes
- A person is able to meet at T.R.E.E.’s Magazine St. office? Yes
Description: David founded the company in 1991, motivated by the lack of recycling alternatives in the city. His goal is to open a center capable of recycling a wide variety of materials and offer services that are needed in the city and the surrounding region.
#23 Green Light
Person to Contact: Andreas Hoffman
Phone number: 504-324-2429
Email: green@greenlightneworleans.org
Address/ Area: 8203 Jeannette Street
New Orleans, LA 70118
Best time to contact: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm. Leave a message.
Website: www.greenlightneworleans.org
Interview Availability:
- Student may interview on-site? Yes
- A class may go to interview on-site? Max. number of 5 students
- A person is able to come to school for interview? Yes
- A person is able to meet at T.R.E.E.’s Magazine St. office? Yes
Description: We invest our energy in people and assist New Orleans residents face to face, one household at a time. Our volunteers install free energy efficient light bulbs to demonstrate that a mass movement of individual actions creates a significant impact on our environment and community. We aim to connect New Orleans residents to relevant, local opportunities and encourage individual actions so that everyone can benefit from a vibrant, resilient and sustainable community. We change more than light bulbs.
#24 Little Sparrow Farm
Person or contact: Marilyn Yank
Phone number: 504-610-3672
Email: littlesparrowfarm@gmail.com
Address / Area: Corner of South Cortez and Cleveland Ave, New Orleans, LA 70119
Interview Availability:
- Student may interview on-site? Yes
- A class may go to interview on-site? Yes
- A person is able to come to school for interview? Yes
- A person is able to meet at T.R.E.E.’s Magazine St. office? Yes
Description: Marilyn started the farm in 2005 to initiate a conversation about urban farming. She believes small farms like Little Sparrow could thrive throughout New Orleans. She sees many benefits – like producing food locally and beautifying empty lots.
# 25 Hollygrove Market and Farm
Person or contact: Megan Nuismer
Phone number: 616-581-8488
Email: megan@hollygrovemarket.com
Address / Area: 8301 Olive Street, New Orleans, LA 70118
Best time to contact: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm. Leave a message.
Website: www.hollygrovemarket.com
Interview Availability:
- Student may interview on-site? Yes
- A class may go to interview on-site? Yes
- A person is able to come to school for interview? No
- A person is able to meet at T.R.E.E.’s Magazine St. office? No
Description: They sell locally-grown and organic produce and train residents interested in organic urban farming. It will incorporate numerous environmentally-sustainable features: composting, cistern irrigation, recycling and many others.
#26 Global Green New Orleans
Person to contact: Linda Stone
Phone number: 504-525-2121 x186
Email: lstone@greenlightneworleans.org
Address / Area: Holy Cross Visitor Center
409 Andry St.
New Orleans, LA 70117
Best time to contact: Mon-Fri 9am – 6pm
Website: www.globalgreen.org/neworleans
Interview Availability:
- Student may interview on-site? Yes
- A class may go to interview on-site? Yes
- A person is able to come to school for interview? Yes
- A person is able to meet at T.R.E.E.’s Magazine St. office? Yes
Description: Global Green’s Holy Cross Project is a group of homes and a community center all built to be energy efficient. They aim to be carbon neutral and produce as much energy as they consume. Global Green also has an office at 841 Carondelet with a Green Building Resource Centre with examples of energy efficient building materials.
#27 Louisiana Loom Works
Person to contact: Walt Rose
Phone number: 504-566-7788
Address/ Area: 527 Dumaine St.
New Orleans, LA 70116
Best time to contact: 12pm-6pm all days except Wednesday
Website: www.customragrugs.com
Interview Availability:
- Student may interview on-site? Yes
- A class may go to interview on-site? Max. number of 4 students
- A person is able to come to school for interview? No
- A person is able to meet at T.R.E.E.’s Magazine St. office? No
Description: Louisiana Loom Works utilizes fabric waste materials to hand-weave new rugs.
#29 Woodlands Conservancy
Person or contact: Katie Brasted
Phone number: 504-433-4000
Email: katie@woodlandsconservancy.org
Address / Area: Office: 1112 Engineers Road Belle Chasse, LA 70037
Park: 449 F. Edward Hebert Blvd. Belle Chasse, LA 70037
Best time to contact: Anytime, leave a message if no one answers.
Website: www.woodlandsconservancy.org
Interview Availability:
- Student may interview on-site? Yes
- A class may go to interview on-site? Yes
- Person is able to come to school for interview? Yes
- Person is able to meet at T.R.E.E.’s Magazine St. office? Depending on park activities and availability
Description: Katie Brasted is the Founder and Executive Director of Woodlands Conservancy. Woodlands Conservancy manages over ten miles of nature trails that meander through a bottomland hardwood forest and lead to a grouping of World War II Ammunition Magazines on the West bank of New Orleans. Recent work has focused on removing non-native, invasive trees and reforesting to provide habitat for wildlife and migratory birds.
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