Atlanta urban hike along the BeltLine’s newly cleared northeast corridor!
This past Saturday morning, I had the opportunity to walk a continuous three mile hike of the Atlanta BeltLine path from Piedmont Park to DeKalb Avenue! Angel Poventud and Eli Dickerson led almost 30 other intrigued residents on this urban hike along Atlanta’s old rail corridors.
Are plastic water bottles really all that bad? Here’s an infographic with facts to help answer that nagging question
The following illustration from Online Education addresses the facts about bottled water and it’s true impact on the environment – from the creation of the plastic bottles to the tap water used to fill many of them up to the consequences of only recycling 1 in 5 water bottles.
“Gardening for Food, Fitness and Fun” – Atlanta gardening classes brought to you by DeKalb Extension
Let your garden grow with 2010 gardening classes from the DeKalb County Extension Service and their series titled “Gardening for Food, Fitness, and Fun!”
DeKalb County awarded “Green Community” designation by the Atlanta Regional Commission!
The Atlanta Regional Commission recognized DeKalb County in metro Atlanta as a Green Community, based on environmental strides made in ten different categories. This included LEED-certified buildings, a local landfill’s conversion of methane gas to electricity, and more!
Can the construction industry leave paper blueprints behind to go paperless in 2010?
Every year 42,000 trees are killed to print blueprints for the construction industry. The solution? Replace paper blueprints with electronic plans.
Looking for fair trade, certified organic coffee in Atlanta? Turn to Cafe Campesino in the Sweet Auburn Market!
Atlanta welcomes fair trade, certified organic coffees and teas to the Sweet Auburn Curb Market with the opening of coffee shop Cafe Campesino!
Growing Edgewood’s urban forest with over 50 native trees planted by Trees Atlanta
Tree planting of native Georgia trees in Edgewood increases Atlanta’s urban tree canopy and improves our air quality. If you’re interested in volunteering with Trees Atlanta, please visit www.TreesAtlanta.org for more info!
Southface to tackle Atlanta’s transportation woes and our transit-based future development at December’s Sustainable Atlanta Roundtable
Southface to tackle Atlanta’s transportation woes and our transit-based future development at December’s Sustainable Atlanta Roundtable with leaders from Citizens for Progressive Transit and Georgia DOT’s Intermodal Programs.
Have you volunteered with the BeltLine this year? We want your feedback! And we’ll feed you, too.
Are you one of the many people who volunteered with the Atlanta BeltLine at local festivals over the past two years? Next week, the BeltLine is hosting an end-of-year event for all of our volunteers to meet each other as well as the BeltLine staff and to ask everyone how we can improve your volunteer experience.
