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Walk with a Doc Returns to Cook Park with a Focus on Social Wellness and Healthy Aging
The Atlanta Beltline continues its Walk with a Doc series this month at Rodney Cook Sr. Park in Historic Vine City. The free program pairs a short talk from a healthcare professional with a neighborhood walk, supported by Piedmont Healthcare and Google. This Month: Social Wellness and Healthy Aging July’s walk takes place Saturday, July…
World Cup fever sweeps Atlanta and parks are at the center
By Hannah E. Jones, Park Pride’s Marketing & Communications Manager This is a great time to be an Atlantan! Our city has come alive on the center stage for the World Cup. During this month-long party, our parks have welcomed visitors from near and far, the Atlanta Stadium, temporarily renamed from Mercedes-Benz, is bursting with…
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Every Acre Matters: Georgia Conservancy’s New Strategic Plan
Venture anywhere across our great state and you’ll see signs of change. Whether it’s industrial warehouses, new subdivisions, or transportation projects, our landscape is changing—and fast. Atlanta is no stranger to this growth, fueled by low-intensity development. But now this change is accelerating everywhere. From Rome to Savannah, and from Athens to Valdosta, our farmlands,…
Share the Shore with Georgia’s seabirds and shorebirds this holiday weekend!
By Sarah Cantwell and Sarah Manning, Birds Georgia America’s 250th birthday isn’t the only thing being celebrated this weekend – we’re celebrating birds! Seabird and shorebird chicks are incubating, hatching, and fledging all along Georgia’s coast. We’re monitoring their success on one of Georgia’s protected bird islands, Cumberland Dividings Bird Island in Camden County. This…
Beyond greenspace: Why Atlanta’s park water features are essential — and where to find them
By Hannah E. Jones, Park Pride’s Marketing & Communications Manager It’s hot, y’all. Summer might not officially start until June 21, but between the high temperatures and the end of the school year, it sure feels like summer. If you’re looking for a way to beat the heat over the next few months, turn to…
Atlanta Beltline Makes It Easier Than Ever to Volunteer Along the Trail
If you’ve ever wanted to give back to the Atlanta Beltline but weren’t sure where to start, it just got a lot easier. Atlanta Beltline recently launched a new volunteer portal at volunteer.beltline.org, a dedicated online platform that connects Atlanta residents with volunteer opportunities along the corridor and makes it easy to track the impact…
Everyone’s a Birder. They Just Don’t Know It Yet.
By Brooke Michael, Birds Georgia Communications Coordinator Everyone’s a birder. They just don’t know it yet. That’s a common refrain among Birds Georgia staff, because we know that once you start noticing birds, you’re hooked. And lately, it seems like more and more people are joining the flock. Bird feeder cameras have become must-have gadgets.…
Drought is a wakeup call for Atlanta’s park and tree communities
By Hannah E. Jones, Park Pride’s Marketing & Communications Manager Atlanta is parched. At the time of writing this column, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, the entire state of Georgia is under severe, extreme, or exceptional drought. While our dry spell has finally come to an end with recent rain, predictions show that the…
Introducing Georgia’s Roadmap For Marsh Conservation
A regional partnership spanning North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida released targeted plans for each state this month to conserve coastal salt marshes—grassy wetlands that fill with saltwater and drain as the tides ebb and flow. These habitats protect communities and more than a dozen at-risk military installations from floods, provide fish breeding grounds,…
Atlanta Beltline’s 404 Day of Service Unites 200+ Volunteers and 12 Colleges Across the City
On 404 Day 2026, Shirley Clarke Franklin Park was alive with the energy of more than 200 volunteers from 12 Atlanta-area colleges and universities, all showing up to give back to the city they love, and Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens joined in the fun. The annual 404 Day of Service, held on Atlanta’s April 4…
Recreating Community, One Park and One Home at a Time
By John Ahmann, President & CEO, Westside Future Fund, and Michael Halicki, President & CEO, Park Pride Prior to 2015, English Avenue didn’t have a single park. Not one. In a neighborhood nested in the historic Westside community that was once one of the most vital centers of Black intellectual and civic life in America —…
Georgia Bird Fest Is a Celebration of Spring Migration
By Brooke Michael, Birds Georgia Communications Coordinator It’s been a long, cold winter for birders. Don’t get me wrong: winter birding can be fun. There are weird ducks, sneaky sparrows, and less foliage to contend with when trying to spot birds up in the trees. But nothing compares to spotting your first warbler of spring…
Springtime in the city: See you in a park!
By Hannah E. Jones, Park Pride’s Marketing & Communications Manager Spring is almost here, y’all! Some days it feels like summer, others we’re back to winter. But on March 20th, spring will have officially sprung! The beauty of living in such a forested city means that you don’t have to go far to enjoy the…
From vacant to vibrant: Using greenspace to drive community prosperity
By Vanessa Miot, Park Pride’s Friends of the Park Senior Manager “I don’t think we should hold neighborhoods hostage because of the fear of gentrification,” said Anika Goss, CEO of Detroit Future City (DFC). Anika is a 30-year veteran in community and economic development, spending her career working in the most vulnerable neighborhoods with families…
The Georgia Conservation Tax Credit
With the vast majority of the state’s acres under private ownership, the conservation and restoration of private lands in Georgia are especially important. In Georgia, a significant funding mechanism that supports private land conservation is the Georgia Conservation Tax Credit (GCTC). During the 2026 Georgia Legislative Session, House Bill 1148, sponsored by Representative Chas Cannon…
Atlanta Beltline Launches 2026 Free Empower Workshop Series with Vision Board Event
On Feb. 28, 2026, the Atlanta Beltline continues its 10-year tradition of community empowerment with the launch of its 2026 Empowerment Workshop Series — kicking off with a hands-on, goal-setting workshop designed to connect people’s vision with practical action. The Vision Board Party at Plywood Place will urge people to blend creativity with strategy, clarify…
Parks, Resilience, and the Power of Coming Together — All at Park Pride’s Parks & Greenspace Conference
By Hannah E. Jones, Park Pride’s Marketing & Communications Manager Picture this: Over 500 park experts, leaders, and advocates coming together for a day of learning, sharing best practices, and making connections to strengthen our parks and the neighborhoods they serve — all with the backdrop of a sea of vibrant tulips in full bloom.…
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