Took reporters from @canopyatlanta and friends from @treesatlanta on a special golden hour tour of the headwaters. Special guests: winged elm trees, wild spearmint, and dozens of deer.
ARC and 4 South Metro Atlanta communities receive additional 14.9 million federal grant for Flint River Gateway trails network. The 31 mile multiuse Trail network will provide a gateway to the Flint River by connecting the Atlanta belt line, Clayton, county, and the cities of College Park, East Point, and Hapeville. More details at the link in our bio.
What is this Flint River Trail that just won $50 million in federal funding? Here’s some renderings from 2017. We sketched out a nature trail that starts in East Point, goes around the airport, and continues into Clayton county, following the Flint River. The river is the thread that reconnects communities that have been erased and degraded by highways and runways.
Read more at our link in the bio.
Despite lousy weather, we had a full house for today’s 4th annual Southside river rendezvous! Clayton State is a wonderful host and perfect headquarters to explore creeks along the Flint, Chattahoochee, and South River. Huge thanks to our intrepid volunteers, young and old, experienced scientists and students and curious neighbors. I got to go out and sample on Cater Creek and Camp Creek in Northwest Clayton County. Very curious to learn what the lab finds in the samples!
