About 450 government officials, local leaders and park enthusiasts filled the Atlanta Botanical Garden for the annual conference.
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Trust for Public Land secures 8.6 acres in Cobb County for Chattahoochee RiverLands initiative
The Chattahoochee RiverLands initiative is one step closer to coming to fruition.
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TPL’s Community Schoolyards: Re-envisioning school grounds as public parks
By Hannah E. Jones In a city with 445 parks, 77 percent of Atlantans live within a 10-minute walk to a greenspace. Although that’s higher than the national average, 23 percent of residents are still left living in “park deserts” throughout the city. With hopes of opening more local parks, the Trust for Public Land […]
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Moving Atlanta’s Parks Forward: A discussion with local environmental advocates about our city’s needs
By Hannah E. Jones The case for parks is an easy one to make — increased physical activity within the community, lower levels of stress and a healthier urban environment. But in a city with one of the starkest income disparities in the nation, city and nonprofit leaders are working to be intentional about providing […]
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Trust For Public Land’s 2022 Earth Day celebration: All in for the Outdoors
With roughly 82 percent of the U.S. living in urban areas — and an estimated 89 percent by 2045 — it’s becoming increasingly essential to honor and protect our environment, as each plant or insect plays a vital role in the larger picture of Mother Earth. In celebration of the 52nd annual Earth Day, The […]
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Lower Paul Park: Decades in the making, sights set high
By Hannah E. Jones After decades of work, the City of Atlanta has officially secured nine acres bordering the Chattahoochee River in Riverside, creating Atlanta’s newest natural oasis — Lower Paul Park. Any chance to get away from the bustle of the city is exciting, but the folks in Riverside know this park represents something […]
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The Importance of Vision
“Where there is no vision, the people perish.” Proverbs 29:18 By Michael Halicki, Park Pride’s Executive Director People often think of nonprofits as mission driven organizations. While mission is vital to defining what an organization does, it is the vision that defines what you aim to achieve. In these uncertain times, it is vision, not mission, […]
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The Future of Atlanta is Green
Since the Mayoral Forum on Greenspace, many of the candidates responded to a questionnaire with questions related to greenspace policy and what the future of Atlanta’s parks, trees, trails, and watersheds would look like under their respective administration. Read the candidates’ responses on Park Pride’s website, and vote for the greener good! Below is a column […]
