Workshops
Application Deadline: Park Design Workshop
Each year, the Park Pride's Park Visioning team hosts a Park Design Workshop, which pairs registered Friends groups with a volunteer design professional (landscape architect or civil engineer) to get conceptual design recommendations for a focused project in your park or greenspace. Do You Need to Register Your Friends of the Park group? Click … Continue Reading →
The Big Park Meeting
GA, United StatesFundraising Workshop: Beyond Basics
East Lake Park 2617 Memorial Dr SE, AtlantaDuring this workshop, Park Pride staff will provide strategies on how to increase your giving levels, articulate your needs and boost organizational sustainability. Through a combination of conversations with Friends of the Park groups, conservancies, and development professionals, as well as hands-on activities, be prepared to take your fundraising beyond the basics! You'll leave this … Continue Reading →
Advanced Invasive Plant Management Workshop / Workday
Ashford Forest Preserve 3890 Clairmont Rd,, Chamblee, GA, United StatesJoin Park Pride and the Friends of Ashford Forest Preserve for a hands-on invasive removal workshop on Saturday, December 11 from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
This hands on workshop is perfect for Friends of the Park group members seeking advanced level invasive plant removal.
Park Pride Grant Application Info Session #1 (Virtual)
Attendance at a Park Pride grant info session is mandatory for Friends of the Park groups interested in applying for a grant for a project of $10,000 or more for the 2023 grant cycle. Attendees will walk through Park Pride’s grant application forms step-by-step, discussing all of the requirements needed to submit a complete application. … Continue Reading →
Park Pride Grant Application Info Session #2 (Virtual)
Attendance at a Park Pride grant info session is mandatory for Friends of the Park groups interested in applying for a grant for a project of $10,000 or more for the 2023 grant cycle. Attendees will walk through Park Pride’s grant application forms step-by-step, discussing all of the requirements needed to submit a complete application. … Continue Reading →
CANCELED: Grant Info Session #3 / Greenspace Gathering
Knight Park 1194 Church St NW, Atlanta, GA, United StatesThis in person meeting has been canceled and will be rescheduled for a later date. Attendance at a Park Pride grant info session is mandatory for Friends of the Park groups interested in applying for a grant for a project of $10,000 or more for the 2023 grant cycle. Attendees will walk through Park Pride’s … Continue Reading →
Fabulous Fungi Walk
Murphey Candler Park 1636 West Nancy Creek DR NE, Brookhaven, GA, United StatesJoin Park Pride, PARC Brookhaven, and the Mushroom Club of Georgia for a morning filled with learning about fungi and how to cultivate edible mushrooms. Sam Landes, Treasurer of the Mushroom Club of Georgia, will lead the participants in a fungi overview followed by a walk through the forest and wetlands identifying and collecting fungi. Attendees … Continue Reading →
Greenspace Gathering + Atlanta Community ToolBank
Atlanta Community Toolbank 410 Englewood Avenue, Atlanta, GA, United StatesJoin Park Pride at August's Greenspace Gathering at the Atlanta Community ToolBank. As a member of the Friends of the Park Network, your Friends of the Park group is eligible to borrow tools and event materials at a reduced rate from the Atlanta Community ToolBank to support volunteer service or programming at your greenspace. During … Continue Reading →
Park Design Workshop (virtual event)
At this Park Design Workshop, local Friends of the Park groups will share designs for potential new signage for their parks. Attendees will learn about the process of working with a landscape architect or graphic designer to finalize the signs and the next steps the Friends groups must take to move forward to having the signs created and installed in their parks.