Friday, August 31, 2012
Three Atlanta area water conservation projects have received grants from Georgia Power and partners through the Five Star Restoration Program.
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Friday, August 31, 2012
Staff Report Three metro Atlanta waterway conservation projects, including restoration of Peachtree Creek and trails through Morningside and Lindridge Martin Manor, have been awarded grants by Georgia Power through the Five Star Restoration program. Southern Company is the Southern regional lead corporate sponsor for Five Star Restoration, a national program to support water-related conservation, in partnership with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the National Association of Counties and the Wildlife Habitat Council. The projects include: Peachtree Creek Confluence Restoration Recipient: The South Fork Conservancy This project will reclaim 31 miles of urban creeks by restoring, …
Friday, April 20, 2012
Volunteers continue to draft plans to connect two large nature preserves
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Friday, April 20, 2012
By Sally Sears An large majority of Morningside and Virginia-Highland neighbors want more access to hiking trails close to home. Preliminary results of a survey underway for Park Pride show 74-percent of the community agrees that access to more trails is needed. The answers encourage volunteers seeking to connect two large nature preserves with low-impact trails on public land along the South Fork of Peachtree Creek. Park Pride Visioning leaders Walt Ray and Jesse Allen released the numbers yesterday, noting that 175 people took the survey, with the majority living in Morningside/Lenox Park. Hiking, keeping fit and seeing wildlife are the main reasons people say they want more nature trails. The first public session to discuss creating the…
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Trail would connect Virginia-Highland and Morningside
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Thursday, April 5, 2012
By Sally Sears A plan to link two major nature preserves in Virginia-Highland and Morningside is gaining momentum in the neighborhood. The South Fork Conservancy and Park Pride are leading discussions about a trail along the south fork of Peachtree Creek connecting Morningside Nature Preserve and Herbert Taylor-Daniel Johnson Nature Preserve. The first public meeting scheduled for Tuesday, April 10 at 6 p.m. at Haygood Methodist Church could demonstrate some of the benefits and challenges of creating more greenspace with easy access to walkers, joggers and perhaps bikers. Creek cleanups and trail building are expected later in the spring. Here’s what one avid creek paddler found on a cleanup downstream from Cheshire Bridge Road. From …
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Playground, habitat likely on Ridgewood and Vickers drives
Druid Hills is not resting on its laurels – especially not the invasive cherry laurel -- when it comes to parks and green space but is moving forward to develop two new community spaces on Ridgewood and Vickers drives. Since DeKalb County voters’ approval of bonds for green space acquisition 2001 and 2006, Druid Hills Civic Association (DHCA) has been working to help the county identify, acquire and now develop new playground and parks. Their labors are bearing fruits, said Druid Hills Civic Association president Bruce MacGregor. In the past few months, the county has purchased property on Vickers and Ridgewood drives and cleared the buildings from the property. “Our goal is to explore all options for new playgrounds and parks,” said Becky…
Rich Godfrey
9:59 pm on Monday, May 14, 2012
I recently had the opportunity to attended the SFC committee to review the survey results Sally’s writing about in her article above. I’ve worked in marketing for nearly 30 years and have rarely seen survey questions as one-sided as the ones attached to these results. When someone else in the meeting brought this concern to the Conservancy’s attention, the question seemed to be brushed aside. … more ›