AST: RESTORING THE SATILLA RIVER: A LESSON IN GRASSROOTS SUCCESS
Come learn how Scientists, Community members, and Students worked together to convince the government to address a 90-year-old man-made ecological problem.
Come learn how Scientists, Community members, and Students worked together to convince the government to address a 90-year-old man-made ecological problem.
The Chattahoochee RiverLands is an initiative to introduce the metro Atlanta community to its river. Walt Ray with the Trust for Public Land will share the overarching goals of the Chattahoochee RiverLands and will outline what the big idea is.
Location: Everett Park, 5106 Klondike Rd, Lithonia, GA 30038 Date: Sunday May 19th Time: 11am Description: Following our series of environmental justice forums in South DeKalb this year, the greatest community need became clear. Much more information about the health threats present is needed. While our data science branch continues to collect and examine information…
Have you ever wondered how utilities and governments understand, plan and manage the vast amounts of water flowing through their communities? Hear the planning and global information systems perspective. What tools exist to map out the array of water infrastructure in your communities? How are national and local data utilized to understand and plan for an array of water related challenges? From raining and rivers to treatment and taps, we’ll give a high-level overview with interactive mapping and imagery. Hopefully by the end you know a little more about how communities manage water, and how data, science, and city planning come together to build more resilient and reliable systems.
Date: Sunday, November 16th Time: 10 am Location: Everett Park Address: 5106 Klondike Rd, Stonecrest, GA 30038 We will linger in the parking lot for 5-10 minutes before heading down the trail along the water to those first shoals, where we will be doing our testing and mingling etc.... This past year at our Environmental…