Application Deadline: 2019 Park Visioning in the City of Atlanta
384 Woodward Way NW, Atlanta, GA, United StatesPark Pride believes that a world-class park begins with a strong, community-supported design. Led by professional landscape architects on staff, the Park Visioning Program guides communities through a process that converts that community’s park dreams into a conceptual master plan. Park Pride is now accepting applications from Friends of the Park groups in the City of Atlanta to be a part of … Continue Reading →
Northwest BeltLine Connector Trail Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
384 Woodward Way NW, Atlanta, GA, United StatesPlease join the City of Atlanta for the Northwest BeltLine Connector Trail Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony on November 16 from 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. This is an outdoor event so please dress accordingly! Light refreshments will be served.
DeKalb Friends of the Park Meeting + Potluck
Little Creek Horse Farm - Picnic Area 2908 Orion Drive, Decatur, GA, United StatesPark Meetings bring together community leaders and park advocates for education, networking, and strategy around making a difference in our local parks and park systems. They are a great place to learn what is going on in other parks in our community and receive insight and support on your current park projects. Join your park peers … Continue Reading →
Walk in the Park with Eco-A – Herbert Greene
Herbert Greene Nature Preserve 4401 Boulder Park Dr SW, Atlanta, GA, United StatesDid you know Atlanta’s Westside parks have some of the highest value urban forest of any city in the United States? Join the Atlanta City Studio and Eco-Addendum’s Kathryn Kolb on guided tour of Herbert Greene Nature Preserve, the last of our 2019 Walk in the Park series to five Westside Atlanta parks and greenspaces. … Continue Reading →
Outdoor Activities Center – Stewardship Walk with Eco-A
Grove Park Neighborhood GA, United StatesEco-A and West Atlanta Watershed Alliance invite you to join them in a volunteer learn/work day removing invasive species from a special original forest remnant at Grove Park and Proctor Creek greenspaces. We’ll have a short intro to the unusually high value of the urban forest in this special part of the Proctor Creek corridor, followed by … Continue Reading →
Public Meeting: DeKalb Memorial Park Visioning
YMCA Teen Center 1765 Memorial Drive SE, Atlanta, GA, United StatesJoin us for the first public meeting for the DeKalb Memorial Park visioning! During this meeting, we will brainstorm, get inspired, and dream BIG about the future of DeKalb Memorial Park!
Grow N’ Learn
Browns Mill Food Forest 2217 Browns Mill Rd SE, Atlanta, GA, United StatesJoin Atlanta's Office of Resilience at the Urban Food Forest at Browns Mill on Saturday, December 8 for a Grow and Learn from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. This month, learn from the "Crack in the Sidewalk Farmlet" team about biochar. Help grow this community's vision for the site by removing invasive species and nourishing the young fruit trees and berries planted this month! Project partners … Continue Reading →
Mason Mill with Eco-A: The Path Less Traveled
Mason Mill Park 1340 McConnell Dr., Ste. B, Decatur, GA, United StatesMason Mill Park is part of broad natural area winding through parks and neighborhoods in Atlanta’s eastern suburbs between Clairemont and North Druid Hills Roads, and Medlock Park, more or less defined by the intersecting stream corridors of South Peachtree and Burnt Fork Creeks. You may have walked, or biked, on a popular new paved … Continue Reading →
Cascade Springs Nature Preserve Stewardship Walk with Eco-A
Cascade Springs Nature Preserve 2852 Cascade Rd SW, Atlanta, GA, United StatesEco-A, West Atlanta Watershed Alliance and Friends of Cascade Springs Nature Preserve invite you to join your friends and neighbors for a Stewardship Training learn/work session — learning the trees, plants and native ecosystem of Cascade Springs Nature Preserve. There will be an urban forest orientation to the unusually high value of this premiere park, followed by a training … Continue Reading →
Atlanta Audubon Society Bird Walk Field Trip: Murphey Candler Park
Murphey Candler Park 1636 West Nancy Creek DR NE, Brookhaven, GA, United StatesJoin the Atlanta Audubon Society on this field trip to Murphey Candler Park! The three main habitats at Murphey Candler Park - lake, wetlands, mixed woods - provide good species diversity. Participants will look for winter residents, including raptors, waterfowl, waders and passerines. The site is also reliable for turtles.This site can be especially good … Continue Reading →