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 →
Greener Good Community Garden Volunteer Day
Poncey-Highland Community Garden Linwood Ave. NE & Ralph McGill Blvd. NE, Atlanta, GA, United StatesVolunteers are needed at the Poncey-Highland Community Garden! Lend a hand and join Park Pride and Food Well Alliance to work on summer cleanup, bed maintenance, and other projects to keep the garden vibrant and productive. Please direct questions to Ellen Bruenderman, Park Pride's Director of Community Building, at ellen@parkpride.org. Sign Up Please complete the … Continue Reading →
Book It to the Park
Flat Shoals Park 4522 Flat Shoals Parkway, Decatur, GA, United StatesIn honor of National Parks and Recreation Month, the Friends of Flat Shoals Park & Dottie Bridges Tennis invite you to "Book It to the Park" to support children's literacy in the outdoors. The group requests new or gently used book donations appropriate for children aged 2-12 for the Book Box at Flat Shoals Park. … Continue Reading →
July Park Meeting (Virtual)
Every other month, Park Pride brings together Friends of the Park, community leaders, and park advocates from across Atlanta to amplify our collective efforts to improve our parks and park system. Join us for a *virtual* Park Meeting on Wednesday, July 13 from 6 - 7:30 p.m. At this meeting, we'll hear from guest speakers … Continue Reading →
Park Visioning Application Deadline: City of Atlanta
GA, United StatesApplication Deadline, July 29: Design Consultation for Park Signage
Do you have an idea for a signage project in your neighborhood park? Do you have historical research to share with your community? Does your park trail system need a wayfinding system? Would you like to describe some of the plants, animals, or ecosystems in your park? Then this is the opportunity for you!Â
The Great Georgia Pollinator Census
GA, United StatesGreenspace 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 →
Roller Skate Day in Cook Park
Cook Park 650 Joseph E. Boone Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA, United StatesBring your skates and all you need to hang out and enjoy the park, Saturdays, May - September, 12 - 4p.m.!
September Park Meeting (virtual)
Every other month, Park Pride brings together community leaders and park advocates from throughout Atlanta for education, networking and strategy. Representatives from dozens of Friends of the Park Groups, park conservancies and the parks department join to learn more about community efforts in parks, discuss current park and greenspace issues, and support each other in … Continue Reading →