Help clean up Peachtree Creek
Join Livable Buckhead and its partners to clean up Peachtree Creek. Southfork Conservancy will provide tools and guidance to remove litter and debris, as well as some trail maintenance and light infrastructure improvements to the trail. Our effort will focus on Peachtree Creek, improving overall water quality and bringing awareness of and involvement in the preservation of our local creek and water resources.
Peachtree Creek funnels water from an immense natural drainage basin that serves some 55,000 acres of land ranging from Decatur to Dunwoody. With concerted efforts, the community can preserve and improve Georgia’s water resources.
In an effort to reduce our impact on the environment, Livable Buckhead will be providing drinking water via a water cooler, so please bring a refillable water bottle to help yourself. Light snacks will be available as well, but it is advised that volunteers eat breakfast beforehand to be charged up and ready for the day. It is recommended that volunteers wear shoes/boots that are comfortable and can get dirty, long pants, and bring/wear a long sleeved shirt to protect their skin from mosquitoes and the brush. Additionally, it is recommended volunteers bring/wear sunscreen and bug repellent.
With limited parking at the trailhead, a shuttle service will be provided. Between 9:30a.m. and 10 a.m., a shuttle will transport volunteers from AMLI Piedmont Heights to Cedar Chase Trailhead where they will be given guidance, tools and a t-shirt. The shuttle service back to AMLI Piedmont Heights will run between noon and 1 p.m.
Volunteers are encouraged to ride MARTA to the Lindbergh MARTA station and then walk south on Piedmont Road to Garson Drive/Adina Drive to AMLI Piedmont Heights located at 2323 Piedmont Road NE, Atlanta.
When: 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 4
Where: Cedar Chase Trailhead (on-street parking for the trail is available at the cul-de-sac at 2100 Armand Road. The trailhead starts just past Cedar Chase's private property sign on the left hand side of their driveway off of the cul-de-sac. Please do not park on Cedar Chase property.)
Information: Livable Buckhead at www.livablebuckhead.org
Sign Up: volunteer.handsonatlanta.org/opportunity/a0C1200000ulXaREAU
Volunteer with Green Market, Piedmont Park’s Local Farmers Market
Have fun volunteering while enjoying the fresh air, learning about locally grown produce and listening to live music! Green Market volunteers play an important role in supporting healthy lifestyles and encouraging sustainable communities. Our Green Market encourages sustainable communities in the most basic way – by providing shoppers with direct access to local farmers and merchants.
Volunteers will primarily assist vendors with unloading their vehicles, general clean-up; market set-up and market break down. Volunteers may also lend a hand at the Green Market Information booth and our Education Garden. Must be able to life up to 20 pounds. This is a rain or shine event, so volunteers must be willing to work in all types of weather conditions.
Where: Piedmont Park
When: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays through Dec. 2
Contact: Piedmont Park Conservancy - volunteer@piedmontpark.org or 404-875-7275
Volunteer at Truly Living Well
TLW offers a variety of opportunities for individuals and groups to learn about farming, connecting with the land, and helping TLW grow. Volunteer opportunities are a way for groups and corporate entities to build skills in teamwork, process thinking, cooperation, and bonding through shared experiences. Farm work is not easy, but at the end of the day it delivers a feeling of satisfaction that can’t be beat.
When: ongoing
Where: TLW has locations in Atlanta, College Park and Fayetteville
Information: info@trulylivingwell.com or 678-973-0997
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