Trees Atlanta

Is your soil contaminated with lead? Find out at this Speaker Series event with Dr. Eri Saikawa and the Saikawa Lab. 🔬 Collect a small bag of your soil to have it tested by Emory University scientists and learn the importance of healthy soil for your trees a presentation by Dr Saikawa. Just in time for the Trees Atlanta 25th Annual Tree Sale! 🌳 Register for FREE: https://lnkd.in/eQBpd8ti

This Saturday marks our fifth and final forest restoration project at Conally Family Cemetary. It’s been a huge privelage to assist Savannah Tello as a forest steward on this site. I lead my first ever project here with 40+ volunteers from tech, and I’ve learned so much about conservation and leadership from working here. When I first visited Conally family cemetery with Sav, the wisteria was so thick most of the graves were inaccessible. Even after the crew cleared much the wisteria, every project we’d uncover headstones from the undergrowth. I’m really hoping this site can continue to be restored for the sake of those laid to rest here.

Celebrate the 2024 Great Southeast Pollinator Census with Trees Atlanta! 🦋🌳 🐝 See how many pollinators you can find in the gardens at the Trees Atlanta Kendeda TreeHouse at our Southeast Pollinator Census Party! https://lnkd.in/ec-5v7J7... 🌺 Perfect your petal and leaf shapes and create a bright floral palette with the help of local artist, Patricia FK, in a Wildflower Watercolor Workshop. https://lnkd.in/ehNPsfBP #GreatSoutheastPollinatorCensus #pollinators #familyfun #atlantaevents #watercolor #artandnature #artworkshop #TreesAtlanta

This summer, the 2024 Youth Tree Team achieved incredible outcomes together: 🌳 Cared for and maintained over 1,231 trees 🪣 Filled, carried, and spread 1,050 buckets of mulch 💧 Moved 3,125 buckets of water, equally 13,245 gallons 🌿 Removed 10 acres of invasive plants 💰 Aimed to save at least $450 each during the program 📚 Attended weekly lessons on financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and career exploration Discover more about YTT’s summer of growth and the partners who make this program possible in our recent blog post: https://lnkd.in/eR97VGrS

Mark your calendars for this month's tree tours! 🌳 Tree Tours are a FREE and FUN way to explore Atlanta's trees. Join us on a walk through the Atlanta Beltline Arboretum or one of Atlanta's seven Neighborhood Arboreta. Register: https://lnkd.in/eFSxBaiZ

Join us for an evening with Dr. Cassandra Quave, The Plant Hunter! Discover how plants contribute to life-saving medicines and hear her inspiring journey from her memoir, "The Plant Hunter: A Scientist's Quest for Nature's Next Medicine." We will be joined by the Emory Herbarium, which is celebrating 75 years of botanical research. Plant specimens will be on display and copies of Dr. Quave's memoir will be available for purchase and signing. Don't miss out! Register today: https://lnkd.in/eYUpTGqJ

Recently, Park Pride joined the Trees Atlanta Youth Tree Team’s Career Discovery Day.🌳📝 Vanessa, Park Pride's Advocacy & Education Specialist, talked to over 50 students about ways to get involved with their local park and how their interests could tie into careers in parks and recreation. We hope they walked away feeling inspired!

My colleagues and I spent the last three days representing Trees Atlanta at Cullowhee Native Plant Conference's 40th anniversary in North Carolina. We heard from experts on prescribed fire, moths, bats, watershed management, and fungal dynamics, among many other exciting topics. Just a few of the inspiring speakers we heard from: Heather Holm, author of Pollinators of Native Plants, Lenny Lampel, Natural Resources Supervisor with Mecklenburg County Park, Erin Cord from Bat Conservation International, Lyn Rutherford, Natural Resources Supervisor for City of Chattanooga, and Tradd Cotter best selling author and founder of Mushroom Mountain. Featured in photos: hike in Pathertown and a vertical bog with incredible diversity.

It’s a WRAP 🎬 It’s been an honor to complete my 4th summer with the Youth Tree Team! We’ve had a successful (and fun) seven weeks full of hard work, good times, and long lasting memories. Trees Atlanta has always been home for me! It’s so wonderful that a high school development program continues to allow me to develop as a senior in college. My coordinator position has been the best learning experience yet and i’m excited to do it all again next year. Much love to my YTT family (alumni, i’m talking to you too!)

Frazier & Deeter Impact Day 2024 is here! We had a great morning volunteering downtown with Trees Atlanta 🌳