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From local resident and Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve president Chris Beck:
www.cshepherdpreserve.org
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Saturday Workday at Nature Preserve
Come early and avoid the heat at the Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve by participating in our monthly volunteer day this Saturday, August 7, from 8am-11am. We will be doing trail maintenance, removing invasives, and weeding the native plant garden. So, grab your gloves and water bottle and join us. For more information, please visit the Nature Preserve web site at http://www.cshepherdpreserve.org
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Workday at Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve
From the CSNP: Beat the heat and join us early at the Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve for our monthly volunteer day this Sunday, July 11, from 8am - 11am. We will be doing trail maintenance and removing invasives. So, grab your gloves and water bottle and join us.
- August 7 - Volunteer Day 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM
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County officials break ground for Mason Mill Park "reconstruction"
From CEO Ellis' office: DeKalb County Parks & Recreation Breaks Ground on Mason Mill Park Construction. DECATUR – DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis, Commissioners Kathie Gannon, Jeff Rader and Connie Stokes, the Department of Parks & Recreation, and other community stakeholders recently broke ground for the reconstruction of park features in Mason Mill Park, located at 1400 McDonnell Drive in Decatur. “Parks are an important component of the quality of life in a community,” said CEO Ellis.
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Mason Mill Rec Center closure per Champion Newspaper
Additional info from Champion Newspaper: "Two recreation centers on county chopping block" By Robert Naddra, June 16, 2010. "Mason Mill Recreation Center director Alice Bradford, white shirt, greets summer campers as they return from swimming at a nearby pool.
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Workday at Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve
Saturday, July 11, 2010, 8AM to 11AM. Join your neighbors and friends at the next monthly Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve Volunteer Workday. Help mulch trails, paint the observation deck, remove invasive plants and more. Be sure to bring work gloves and a water bottle! For more information, please visit the Nature Preserve web site at http://www.cshepherdpreserve.org
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Ground Breaking for Mason Mill Master Plan
From commissioner Jeff Rader: June 19, 2010, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm, LOCATION: Mason Mill Park, 1340 McConnell Drive, Decatur 30033-3539. For more information see http://www.commissionerrader.com/reader-rader-updates/items/commissioner-rader-digest-102.html
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FEMA houses on Hunting Valley
A resident asks: "I noticed the 3 houses on Hunting Valley have finally been demolished. Is there any plan for those lots going forward? Is there a possible linkage to Medlock Park?" Dave Butler, local resident and county greenspace manager, responded: "The lots on Hunting Valley Drive were purchased under the FEMA floodplain buyout program and are listed in the county inventory under Roads and Drainage. There is no plan currently to include the lots within Medlock Park because of the separation by the stream and because the lots are not all contiguous.
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Trees Atlanta Celebrates 25 Years of Planting and Conserving Trees
From Trees Atlanta via Druid Hills Civic Association: Trees Atlanta announced today that it will celebrate twenty-five years of planting and conserving trees in Atlanta, GA with a celebration on the evening of Friday, June 25, 2010. The event is open to the public and citizens who have supported Trees Atlanta over the years as well as those who are new to the non-profit organization are invited to attend. Trees Atlanta will direct a portion of the evening's proceeds toward tree planting and education efforts.
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Discouraging after-hours use of CSNP
From Chris Beck, president: Dear Supporters of Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve, As you may be aware, we sometimes have problems with teens using the Nature Preserve after dusk, especially after school lets out. Druid Hills High graduates on Friday and Decatur High on the following Friday. The Board of the Preserve is trying to make a concerted effort to discourage this, as it has led to trash and graffiti in the Preserve. The Board will be going by the Preserve on a regular basis and recording the license plate numbers of cars parked outside the Preserve after
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