Atlanta Audubon Society Field Trips: Murphey Candler Park
Friday, March 20, 8am
**Meet at Caretaker's House
Upcoming Dates:
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
Friday, March 20, 8am
**Meet at Caretaker's House
Upcoming Dates:
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
Park & Recreation Coalition of Brookhaven: to Advocate, Communicate, Promote and Unite.
Activities around Brookhaven Parks
Mar – Sep BBA Monday Night Bike Rides – 6pm – start @ Savi Provisions
Mar 7 Recycle Day – Chamblee/Brookhaven – 8am-noon – Lowe’s Chamblee
1st Sat of each Month – Blackburn Park Community Garden Clean-up – 8am – starts Mar 7
Mar 20 Atlanta Audubon Bird-walk at Murphey Candler Park – 8am
Mar 22 Community Bike Ride & Spring Tune-up @ PCG
Mar 28 / 29 Friends of Blackburn/BBA Bike Station at CBF – Blackburn Park
Apr 4 Sweep the Hooch @ MCP and PCG with Chatt Riverkeepers – 9am
Apr 19 2nd Annual Pedal the Parks – 2pm
Apr 24 MCPC Earth Day – County Corner Open Space – 5:30pm
Need more info:
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
Activities around Brookhaven Parks
Mar – Sep BBA Monday Night Bike Rides – 6pm – start @ Savi Provisions
Mar 7 Recycle Day – Chamblee/Brookhaven – 8am-noon – Lowe’s Chamblee
1st Sat of each Month – Blackburn Park Community Garden Clean-up – 8am – starts Mar 7
Mar 20 Atlanta Audubon Bird-walk at Murphey Candler Park – 8am
Mar 22 Community Bike Ride & Spring Tune-up @ PCG
Mar 28 / 29 Friends of Blackburn/BBA Bike Station at CBF – Blackburn Park
Apr 4 Sweep the Hooch @ MCP and PCG with Chatt Riverkeepers – 9am
Apr 19 2nd Annual Pedal the Parks – 2pm
Apr 24 MCPC Earth Day – County Corner Open Space – 5:30pm
Need more info:
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
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/zc7q5pa0knh9uq/
2020 Event will be April 4, 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 Feb 14 - look for the three (3) MCP locations
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!
10th Annual event for CRK / 3rd year at MCP -https://chattahoochee.org/sweep-the-hooch/
Register online HERE
https://chattahoochee.wufoo.com/forms/zc7q5pa0knh9uq/
2020 Event will be April 4, 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 Feb 14 - look for the three (3) MCP locations
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!
5th Annual Earth Day Social - Fri, April 24, 5:30pm - 8:30pm
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 and more.
Local sports leagues and Scout Troops will provide updates on their meetings, leagues, camps, upcoming seasons and registration.
Brookhaven will include a Pop-Up booth, collecting community input for the MCP Community Center Bond Project
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 and more.
Local sports leagues and Scout Troops will provide updates on their meetings, leagues, camps, upcoming seasons and registration.
Brookhaven will include a Pop-Up booth, collecting community input for the MCP Community Center Bond Project
Sign-up Genius lists will be set-up for volunteers to assist w/ this fun, community event!
Tree-Planting Days - November 10 & January 18
Over two dates this Winter, 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
Over two dates this Winter, 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
