Sweep the Hooch @ Murphey Candler Park!
10th Annual event for CRK / 3rd year at MCP -https://chattahoochee.org/sweep-the-hooch/
Register online HERE
https://chattahoochee.wufoo.com/forms/zx3abcz184w5yl/
Rescheduled 2020 Event will be August 29, 2020!!!
STH is an annual day of service to the Chattahoochee River watershed (CRWS), mobilizing volunteers on foot, in waders, or kayak/canoe paddlers to remove trash at locations throughout the watershed. STH brings people together to give back to the mighty river that gives us so much. MCP is in the middle of the Nancy Creek Watershed that ultimately flows into the CRWS.
Registration opens July 2 - look for the three (3) MCP locations
Sign-up using Group Name: MCPC
North Fork Nancy Creek (above lake)
MCP Lake - paddlers, waders, walkers
Nancy Creek (spillway and main channel)
2019 feedback:
120 volunteers performing 476 hours of work - on the water, in the water and walking the shorelines
Pulled 2679 total lbs of trash from North Fork Nancy Creek, MCP Lake and Nancy Creek (below the ballfields)
2010 lbs of trash
669 lbs of recycling
22 tires - recycled @ Firestone in Chamblee
4 canoes tandems (got the tire off Duck Island!)
Groups - thanks so much!
Corporate Groups: WSB, Home Depot and Thomas & Hutton
Groups from: GA Aquarium, Scout Troop 379, Scout Troop 268, Chamblee HS Interact, Fulton Science Academy and GILLS!!!
CRK leaders onhand: Juliet Cohen (Ex. Dir) & family and Chris Manganiello (Policy Dir)
Photography from Skip Kazmerek - GA Nature Photographer Association (GPNA)
WSB was on-hand performing interviews and collecting live action!
Breakfast Burritos from Qdoba / Tim Vellaca - Owner, MCP resident and volunteer
We cannot thank Tammy Bates - CRK Outings Manager & STH event coordinator!!!, and CRK ENOUGHl! This clean-up day brings such great service to our watershed, park, community, city and overall area.
The lake and streams have never been so clean! Encourage your friends, family, businesses, etc to make this a regular event.
10th Annual event for CRK / 3rd year at MCP -https://chattahoochee.org/sweep-the-hooch/
Register online HERE
https://chattahoochee.wufoo.com/forms/zx3abcz184w5yl/
Rescheduled 2020 Event will be August 29, 2020!!!
STH is an annual day of service to the Chattahoochee River watershed (CRWS), mobilizing volunteers on foot, in waders, or kayak/canoe paddlers to remove trash at locations throughout the watershed. STH brings people together to give back to the mighty river that gives us so much. MCP is in the middle of the Nancy Creek Watershed that ultimately flows into the CRWS.
Registration opens July 2 - look for the three (3) MCP locations
Sign-up using Group Name: MCPC
North Fork Nancy Creek (above lake)
MCP Lake - paddlers, waders, walkers
Nancy Creek (spillway and main channel)
2019 feedback:
120 volunteers performing 476 hours of work - on the water, in the water and walking the shorelines
Pulled 2679 total lbs of trash from North Fork Nancy Creek, MCP Lake and Nancy Creek (below the ballfields)
2010 lbs of trash
669 lbs of recycling
22 tires - recycled @ Firestone in Chamblee
4 canoes tandems (got the tire off Duck Island!)
Groups - thanks so much!
Corporate Groups: WSB, Home Depot and Thomas & Hutton
Groups from: GA Aquarium, Scout Troop 379, Scout Troop 268, Chamblee HS Interact, Fulton Science Academy and GILLS!!!
CRK leaders onhand: Juliet Cohen (Ex. Dir) & family and Chris Manganiello (Policy Dir)
Photography from Skip Kazmerek - GA Nature Photographer Association (GPNA)
WSB was on-hand performing interviews and collecting live action!
Breakfast Burritos from Qdoba / Tim Vellaca - Owner, MCP resident and volunteer
We cannot thank Tammy Bates - CRK Outings Manager & STH event coordinator!!!, and CRK ENOUGHl! This clean-up day brings such great service to our watershed, park, community, city and overall area.
The lake and streams have never been so clean! Encourage your friends, family, businesses, etc to make this a regular event.
Parks & Recreation Coalition of Brookhaven - PARC provides a cooperative forum as an umbrella for all Brookhaven community park groups to discuss various issues of common concern, share experiences, encourage volunteerism and find common ground.
- supported by Brookhaven P&R and assisted by Park Pride to develop and improve our parks and natural areas
Upcoming Events
Jul – Sep BBA Monday Night Bike Rides – 6pm – start @ Savi Provisions
1st Sat of each Month – Blackburn Park Community Garden Clean-up – 8am – July
August Hikes for Health Challenge Month – promote trail hikes & get folks outdoors!
Aug 11 Peachtree Creek Greenway – Virtual Tour sponsored by REI/PCG – 11am
Aug 29 Sweep the Hooch – MCP and PCG – rescheduled date from April
Oct 4 2020 Pedal the Parks – rescheduled date from April
Oct 23 Duck Duck Goose Food Truck event
Oct 24 Duck Duck Goose 5K Run & 1-mile Fun Run
Need more info: email stevebp@bellsouth.net
Ashford Forest Preserve - www.northdekalbgreenspace.org
Briarwood Park Conservancy - www.briarwoodparkga.org
Brookhaven Park Conservancy - http://brookhavenparkconservancy.org/
Friends of Blackburn Park - Facebook Group page
https://www.facebook.com/BlackburnParkFriends/
Brookhaven Bike Alliance - Facebook Group page
https://www.facebook.com/groups/BrookhavenBikeAlliance/
Brookhaven Tree Conservancy - Facebook Group page
https://www.facebook.com/BrookhavenTreeConservancy/
Peachtree Creek Greenway - www.peachtreecreekgreenway.org
City of Brookhaven P&R - www.brookhavenga.gov/parksrec
Park Pride - www.parkpride.org
- supported by Brookhaven P&R and assisted by Park Pride to develop and improve our parks and natural areas
Upcoming Events
Jul – Sep BBA Monday Night Bike Rides – 6pm – start @ Savi Provisions
1st Sat of each Month – Blackburn Park Community Garden Clean-up – 8am – July
August Hikes for Health Challenge Month – promote trail hikes & get folks outdoors!
Aug 11 Peachtree Creek Greenway – Virtual Tour sponsored by REI/PCG – 11am
Aug 29 Sweep the Hooch – MCP and PCG – rescheduled date from April
Oct 4 2020 Pedal the Parks – rescheduled date from April
Oct 23 Duck Duck Goose Food Truck event
Oct 24 Duck Duck Goose 5K Run & 1-mile Fun Run
Need more info: email stevebp@bellsouth.net
Ashford Forest Preserve - www.northdekalbgreenspace.org
Briarwood Park Conservancy - www.briarwoodparkga.org
Brookhaven Park Conservancy - http://brookhavenparkconservancy.org/
Friends of Blackburn Park - Facebook Group page
https://www.facebook.com/BlackburnParkFriends/
Brookhaven Bike Alliance - Facebook Group page
https://www.facebook.com/groups/BrookhavenBikeAlliance/
Brookhaven Tree Conservancy - Facebook Group page
https://www.facebook.com/BrookhavenTreeConservancy/
Peachtree Creek Greenway - www.peachtreecreekgreenway.org
City of Brookhaven P&R - www.brookhavenga.gov/parksrec
Park Pride - www.parkpride.org
Atlanta Audubon Society Field Trips: Murphey Candler Park
MCP walks postponed until further notice
**Meet at Caretaker's House
Upcoming Dates: TBD
AAS Leader: Mary Kimberly
Cell contact morning of walk: 404.308.6279
Birding Focus: Three main habitats (lake, wetlands, mixed woods) provide good species diversity. We will look for winter residents, including raptors, waterfowl, waders and passerines. This walk is suitable for adults and children over 14 years of age and is especially good for beginning birders.
- Please do not bring your dog.
- Bring your binoculars!!!
Species, numbers and results are uploaded to www.ebird.org the Cornell University Lab of Ornithology site for tracking & information.
Some of the trail is level, but there are several steep spots and a number of stretches where the surface is uneven from exposed tree roots, etc. Many parts of the trail are muddy and/or slippery after rains; plan your footwear accordingly. Restrooms are available at the SW corner of the park, near the baseball fields.
https://www.atlantaaudubon.org/field-trips
MCP walks postponed until further notice
**Meet at Caretaker's House
Upcoming Dates: TBD
AAS Leader: Mary Kimberly
Cell contact morning of walk: 404.308.6279
Birding Focus: Three main habitats (lake, wetlands, mixed woods) provide good species diversity. We will look for winter residents, including raptors, waterfowl, waders and passerines. This walk is suitable for adults and children over 14 years of age and is especially good for beginning birders.
- Please do not bring your dog.
- Bring your binoculars!!!
Species, numbers and results are uploaded to www.ebird.org the Cornell University Lab of Ornithology site for tracking & information.
Some of the trail is level, but there are several steep spots and a number of stretches where the surface is uneven from exposed tree roots, etc. Many parts of the trail are muddy and/or slippery after rains; plan your footwear accordingly. Restrooms are available at the SW corner of the park, near the baseball fields.
https://www.atlantaaudubon.org/field-trips
5th Annual Earth Day Social - Postponed until 2021
Food Trucks, music, petting zoo, face-painting, beer/wine and more!
This community event raises awareness for on-going park conservation efforts, volunteer opportunities, Brookhaven Park’s Bond initiative and Brookhaven Public Work’s Watershed Study improvements.
Local conservation groups will be on-hand to show and explain their environmental goals, projects and educational programs.
Trees Atlanta, Chattahoochee Riverkeepers, Metro Atlanta Beekeepers, Atlanta Audubon Society, National Wildlife Federation, National Parks Service, The Amphibian Foundation, GA Native Plant Society, Brookhaven Tree Conservancy, Brookhaven Bike Alliance and more.
Local sports leagues and Scout Troops will provide updates on their meetings, leagues, camps, upcoming seasons and registration.
Sign-up Genius lists will be set-up for volunteers to assist w/ this fun, community event!
Food Trucks, music, petting zoo, face-painting, beer/wine and more!
This community event raises awareness for on-going park conservation efforts, volunteer opportunities, Brookhaven Park’s Bond initiative and Brookhaven Public Work’s Watershed Study improvements.
Local conservation groups will be on-hand to show and explain their environmental goals, projects and educational programs.
Trees Atlanta, Chattahoochee Riverkeepers, Metro Atlanta Beekeepers, Atlanta Audubon Society, National Wildlife Federation, National Parks Service, The Amphibian Foundation, GA Native Plant Society, Brookhaven Tree Conservancy, Brookhaven Bike Alliance and more.
Local sports leagues and Scout Troops will provide updates on their meetings, leagues, camps, upcoming seasons and registration.
Sign-up Genius lists will be set-up for volunteers to assist w/ this fun, community event!
Tree-Planting Days - November 10 & January 18 - completed
(plans are being formed for this Fall - Winter - more invasive removal and more tree plantings)
Over two dates this Winter 2019-2020, 129 Volunteers planted 210 native trees in the North Forest / Trail area of our park!! We had 384 volunteer hours, planting mixes of American Beech, American Hornbeam, Swamp White Oak, Red Maple, Eastern Cottonwood and Eastern Redbud.
Many thanks for Park Pride's Small Change Grant, which paid for the tree purchases!
Volunteers came from Chamblee H.S. - Interact, Beta, NHS, Chamblee M.S., Scout Troops, local businesses and area residents.
Questions? Email stevebp@bellsouth.net
Look for Sign-up Genius listings for future volunteer days
(plans are being formed for this Fall - Winter - more invasive removal and more tree plantings)
Over two dates this Winter 2019-2020, 129 Volunteers planted 210 native trees in the North Forest / Trail area of our park!! We had 384 volunteer hours, planting mixes of American Beech, American Hornbeam, Swamp White Oak, Red Maple, Eastern Cottonwood and Eastern Redbud.
Many thanks for Park Pride's Small Change Grant, which paid for the tree purchases!
Volunteers came from Chamblee H.S. - Interact, Beta, NHS, Chamblee M.S., Scout Troops, local businesses and area residents.
Questions? Email stevebp@bellsouth.net
Look for Sign-up Genius listings for future volunteer days
