Trail Crew Leader Class
Hewlett Lodge-CRNRA Island Ford 8800 Roberts Drive, Sandy Springs, GA, United StatesLove trails? Want to learn how to build and maintain them? Volunteers are essential to construct and maintain the trails you love to ride, run or hike. MTB Atlanta is the leader in Trails Education in North Georgia and partners yearly with the National Park Service to teach sustainable trail construction and maintenance. This is a … Continue Reading →
Workshop: Bringing Positive Activity into Your Park
GA, United StatesHow do you encourage your neighbors to get outside and enjoy your neighborhood’s beautiful greenspace? This workshop will focus on unique methods of activating your park that will capture the community’s interest and attention, encouraging them to stay long and visit often. Speakers will include representatives from parks across the metro area who've had great … Continue Reading →
Princeton Alumni Panel & Paw-lunteer Day “In Nature’s Service”
Lithonia City Hall 6920 Main St, Lithonia, GA, United StatesMark your calendars! October 27th is PCGA’s Fall Paw-lunteer Day of Service, which will feature an environmental service project as well as a luncheon and Princeton discussion panel titled "Regeneration, Connectivity & The Impact of Multi-use Trails in Furthering Community Development: City of Lithonia as Case Study." The panel will feature several prominent Princetonians in … Continue Reading →
Volunteer Day on the Atlanta BeltLine Eastside Trail, powered by REI
Gateway Trail 550 Somerset Terrace NE, Atlanta, GA, United StatesIt's time to give back and give thanks for all that parks, greenspaces, and trails bring to our city! The Gateway Trail connects Historic 4th Ward Park to the Atlanta BeltLine Eastside Trail. This heavily-used access point across from New Realm Brewing boasts naturalistic plantings and artist Leslie Tharp’s “Startle” deer sculptures. The area is currently … Continue Reading →
Photography Workshop in the Chattahoochee National Recreation Area
Hewlett Lodge Visitor Center 1978 Island Ford Pkwy, Sandy Springs, GA, United StatesReady to take your photographic skills to the next level? Chattahoochee Parks Conservancy (CPC) is pleased to partner with Tom Wilson and offer a 1-day photography workshop. And the Chattahoochee River is the perfect subject! This is a benefit event for CPC. Prerequisites: Participants should be familiar with the basic operations of their camera. Essentially, be … Continue Reading →
LifeLine Animal Project: Healthy Pets Fulton
GA, United StatesLifeLine Animal Project will be holding Healthy Pets Fulton and offering a slew of FREE services and items to Atlanta area pet owners on Saturday, November 3rd at Shoal Creek Park II (3642 Glenwood Rd, Decatur, GA 30032) from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.! At Healthy Pets Fulton, LifeLine provides pets of Atlanta area residents with free county … Continue Reading →
Tech Gives Back Volunteer Day
Whittier Mill Park Wales Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, United StatesTech Gives Back is a quarterly service event for anyone who works (or aspires to work) in the tech or startup ecosystem. If you care about our city, this is the volunteer day for you! Not only will you make a difference in the community, but you will do so while working alongside your startup peers for the greener good!
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 →