By Jared Teutsch, Executive Director Through our mission to build places where birds and people thrive, Georgia Audubon works to educate and engage Georgians of all ages. And we use birds as the lens through ...
By Andrew White, Park Pride’s Director of Park Visioning Parks and politics? Most people don’t see the natural connection between the two, but they are inextricably linked. Especially within the park planning process, which is ...
In May, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) joined together to launch the South River Forest Consensus Building and Stakeholder Engagement process. As the largest untapped natural resource in metro Atlanta ...
By Jared Teutsch, Executive Director Three billion birds … that is the number of birds that have been lost since 1970. A groundbreaking study published in the journal Science in 2019 revealed that more than ...
By Stacy Funderburke Atlanta rose in the ranks from 49th to 27th on the Trust for Public Land’s 2022 ParkScore Index®— the most complete and in-depth ranking of parks in our nation’s 100 largest cities. ...
By Michael Halicki, Executive Director of Park Pride It should be no surprise that I love parks. Parks are good for people and the communities of which they’re a part. They’re foundational for the health ...
By Jared Teutsch, Executive Director Both people and birds need healthy habitats to thrive. With that in mind, Georgia Audubon has been busy creating bird-friendly habitat across Georgia to fulfill our mission to build places ...
By Andrew White, Park Pride’s Director of Park Visioning Atlanta’s relationship with the Chattahoochee has always been complicated and multifaceted. Historically a corridor of trade between the Cherokee and Muscogee people, the river was given ...
Michael Halicki, Executive Director for Park Pride, and George Dusenbury Georgia State Director for the Trust for Public Land Atlanta’s reputation for its parks and recreation system is getting a lot of attention. Last week ...
By Jared Teutsch, Executive Director The seventh annual Georgia Bird Fest kicked off last weekend with a virtual opening event featuring Rosemary Mosco, naturalist, science communicator, and creator of the award-winning Bird and Moon Comics. ...
By Shannon Lee Over the last 15 years, U-Haul and its customers have supported The Conservation Fund’s conservation efforts across the country, including key forests along the Georgia coast and local parks in the heart ...
By Rob Brawner, Executive Director of Atlanta BeltLine Partnership The past year has been exciting for Atlanta’s parks and trails. Two transformational greenspaces – Westside Park and Rodney Cook Sr. Park in Historic Vine ...
By Jared Teutsch, Executive Director Spring is in the air and across metro Atlanta the trees and flowers are bursting into bloom. After the cold winter months, it’s a welcome treat to see green trees ...
By Michael Halicki, Park Pride’s Executive Director, and Rachel Maher, Director of Communications & Policy Last Monday, Park Pride returned to host our 21st Annual Parks & Greenspace Conference in-person at the Atlanta Botanical Garden—the ...
By Jared Teutsch, Executive Director Spring is here and across Georgia we are seeing signs of life in our gardens and landscapes. Those who pay attention to the sounds of the seasons will have also ...
By Michael Halicki, Park Pride’s Executive Director A few weeks ago, Park Pride announced its slate of grant awards for capital park improvements, championed by community advocates. This is an annual occurrence. However, this year ...
From Atlanta to Rural Maryland, learn about how African Americans have shaped America’s landscape. By: Kelsi Eccles Since 1985, The Conservation Fund has actively worked with partners to secure over 8.5 million acres of land ...
By Jared Teutsch, Executive Director Georgia is a diverse state, both in terms of its habitats and its people … from the mountains to the coast and everywhere in between. Georgia is also one of ...
By Rachel Maher, Park Pride’s Director of Communications As we continue to live amid a global health crisis—and assuredly will continue to do so for the foreseeable future—the role of parks and other outdoor spaces ...
By Michael Halicki, Park Pride’s Executive Director Amidst the excitement (and stress) that accompanied the end of 2021—family gatherings, Mayoral Inauguration events, and the emergence of Omicron—the City of Atlanta issued a press release that ...
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