2019 Earth Day Social - Fri, April 26, 5:30 - 8:30 pm
Food Trucks, music, petting zoo, face-painting, beer/wine and more!
This community event raises awareness for on-going park conservation efforts, volunteer opportunities, Resurgens / MCPC playground opening, 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, and more.
Local sports leagues and Scout Troops will provide updates on their meetings, leagues, camps, upcoming seasons and registration.
Brookhaven Park groups will have a display table with P&R and PARC of Brookhaven to provide updated information.
Volunteers: Sign-up Genius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c054aaaaf23aafa7-mcpc
This community event raises awareness for on-going park conservation efforts, volunteer opportunities, Resurgens / MCPC playground opening, 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, and more.
Local sports leagues and Scout Troops will provide updates on their meetings, leagues, camps, upcoming seasons and registration.
Brookhaven Park groups will have a display table with P&R and PARC of Brookhaven to provide updated information.
Volunteers: Sign-up Genius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c054aaaaf23aafa7-mcpc
Get After the Goats - continues thru April 27
Every Saturday morning - 8-9am -
Invasive Removal - both bridges in the Northern wooded trails - parking & meeting area:
4125 Longbranch Court - NW portion of MCP
Weekly email blasts confirm work locations, as we continue to follow the goat herds. Great for School, Youth, Church, Scout Service Hours
Use the Contact Us tab or email stevebp@bellsouth.net to receive bcc email blast.
Every Saturday morning - 8-9am -
Invasive Removal - both bridges in the Northern wooded trails - parking & meeting area:
4125 Longbranch Court - NW portion of MCP
Weekly email blasts confirm work locations, as we continue to follow the goat herds. Great for School, Youth, Church, Scout Service Hours
Use the Contact Us tab or email stevebp@bellsouth.net to receive bcc email blast.
Atlanta Audubon Society Field Trips: Murphey Candler Park
Wednesday, May 15, 2019 - 8:00 AM
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
Sweep the Hooch @ Murphey Candler Park!
9th Annual event for CRK / 2nd year at MCP - https://chattahoochee.org/sweep-the-hooch/
Completed Saturday, April 6
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.
119 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 Dept 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!
This will be an annual event
9th Annual event for CRK / 2nd year at MCP - https://chattahoochee.org/sweep-the-hooch/
Completed Saturday, April 6
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.
119 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 Dept 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!
This will be an annual event
Park & Recreation Coalition of Brookhaven: to Advocate, Communicate, Promote and Unite.
Activities around Brookhaven Parks
Every Sat Get After the Goats @ Murphey Candler Park – Longbranch Court
Mar 9 Briarwood Park Volunteer Clean-up Day
Mar 22 Atlanta Audubon Society Bird Walk @ Murphey Candler Park
Mar 23 Ashford Forest Preserve Tree-planting - Sign-up Genius distributed
Mar 23 Cherry Blossom Festival 5K Race @ Blackburn Park
Mar 30-31 Cherry Blossom Festival @ Blackburn Park
Apr 6 Blackburn Garden Opening Day
Apr 6 Chattahoochee Riverkeepers Sweep the Hooch @ Murphey Candler Park
Apr 6 Chattahoochee Riverkeepers Sweep the Hooch on Peachtree Creek Greenway
Apr 17 Atlanta Audubon Society Bird Walk @ Murphey Candler Park
Apr 26 MCPC Earth Day Spring Social - Food Trucks
Apr 28 Brookhaven Bike Alliance Pedal the Parks – 9 Parks / 9 miles / 1 hour
May 25 Brookhaven Pools open – Briarwood Barracudas / MCP Marlins swim-team
Need more info:
Ashford Forest Preserve - www.northdekalbgreenspace.org
Briarwood Park Conservancy - www.briarwoodparkga.org
Peachtree Creek Greenway - www.peachtreecreekgreenway.org
City of Brookhaven P&R - www.brookhavenga.gov/parksreg
