Workshops
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.
City Nature Challenge Virtual Lunch & Learn
Join Park Pride's Director of Education, Eli Dickerson, for an informal webinar on Wednesday, April 26th from 12:00-12:45pm. Participants will learn how to participate in the annual City Nature Challenge which will take place April 28th- May 1st, 2023 (led locally by Fernbank Museum). The webinar will introduce folks to the free iNaturalist smartphone app … Continue Reading →
Park Pride Virtual Roundtable: Inclusive Play Spaces
Did you know that playgrounds have more diverse users than any public space amenity? Or that half of all playground visitors are not children? Research shows that play provides the foundation for how humans learn and connect, underscoring the importance of play spaces that are accessible to and inclusive of all ages and all abilities. In this virtual Roundtable … Continue Reading →
Park Design Workshop: Inclusive Play
Lang-Carson Recreation Center 100 Flat Shoals Ave SE, Atlanta, GA, United StatesParks are meant to be places for the entire community to enjoy, but they frequently fall short of that aspiration. As “park people,” we are constantly imagining new ways to make our parks more inclusive and accessible for people of all ages and abilities, but how does that translate into the built environment and in … Continue Reading →