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Workday at Ira B Melton Park Sat. Feb. 11 1-3

Event Date and Time: 
02/11/2012 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm

From Valerie Boss: Workday at Ira B Melton Park on Saturday, Feb. 11 from 1-3pm. Join your neighbors at the park as we pick up trash and remove invasive plants. Please bring work gloves, water, and tools, such as shovels, loppers, and wheelbarrows. Plastic bags for trash and recycling will be supplied. The event will be canceled if it is raining.

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Guided Walk at Mary Scott Nature Park: Civil War History

Event Date and Time: 
01/28/2012 - 10:00am

From "Beth Nathan" bnpublic@bellsouth.net via Civic Association Network:  The monthly Guided Walks at Mary Scott Nature Park (MSNP) resume this Saturday at 10 am.  This month is especially for those of you interested in or curious about local civil war history. Shane Griffin, a local landscape architect and civil war buff, will lead the walk/talk. Meet near the the MSNP parking lot. 4150 Briarcliff Road, just north of Shallowford.  Future guided MSNP walks, always on the last Saturday of the month, include ...

MANA E-Newsletter - News and Events January 2012

From the Medlock Area Neighborhood Association: International Community School; New Floodplain Maps; Ira Melton Park; MANA Website

MLK work day at Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve

Event Date and Time: 
01/16/2012 - 9:00am - 12:00pm

From Nature Preserve president Chris Beck: Join us on MLK Day at the Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve for a volunteer day from 9am-noon. Help us move mulch and save trees from English ivy. Please bring yard tools and a water bottle.

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South Fork Conservancy tours

From Sally Sears, South Fork Conservancy, a partner with CHCA and MANA in the volunteer work on Ira B. Melton Park:

Ira B. Melton neighbors, the South Fork Conservancy has two tours planned for later this month.

Please join us if you can, to see what other sections of the creek can look like.

Walks in Mary Scott Nature Park 2012

From the Civic Association Network Newsletter: There are more of the popular "Walks in Mary Scott Nature Park" coming in early 2012. The walks are at 10 am on the last Saturday of the month at 4150 Briarcliff Road (just north of the intersection with Shallowford Road.) Walks are FREE, offered rain or shine, and last approximately one hour in length.

Embrace Our Green Space Race March 24, 2012

From Ted Daniels via Civic Association Network: Season's Greetings! Please mark your calendars for the Second Annual Embrace Our Green Space Race. As in the inaugural event this past March, we will again have a variety of events: 2K walk for kids and seniors, 5K run/walk, 10K run, 10K skate and
20K bike ride. There are police escorts and traffic control at major intersections on the 10K and 20K courses. All event courses wind through
neighborhood streets and sidewalks with lots of turns. All events are non-competitive. On-site registration begins at 9AM on Saturday, March 24,
2012 in parking lot at Oak Grove United Methodist Church. Post race snacks donated by local restaurants.

Nature Preserve volunteer day

Event Date and Time: 
12/11/2011 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm

From Chris Beck: Take a break from the holiday rush and join us this Sunday, December 11, from 1-3pm for a volunteer day at the Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve. Check out the progress on the new kiosk/pavilion and then help us maintain trails and continue habitat restoration after the privet removal.

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Notes from Parks/Rec/Cultural Affairs Citizens Advisory Board meeting

Via Civic Association Network, Posted by: "Beth Nathan" bnpublic@bellsouth.net, Mon Oct 31, 2011:  FYI. Below are my notes from last week's Parks/Rec/Cultural Affairs Citizens Advisory Board meeting. Beth Nathan
CAB: Parks/Rec/Cultural Affairs, Oct 25, 2011

CITIZENs' CONCERNS
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Nature Preserve volunteer day rescheduled

Event Date and Time: 
11/12/2011 - 1:00pm

Our volunteer day for this weekend has been rescheduled to November 12 at 1pm.  Join us and a group of volunteers from Emory to help with trail maintenance, English ivy removal, and other tasks.  Chris Beck, President, Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve

Directions

To get to the Nature Preserve take Medlock Road north to Medlock Elementary School. Turn right onto Wood Trail Lane and follow to the preserve entrance. For complete directions and for more information, visit http://www.cshepherdpreserve.org, leave a detailed message at 678-951-0105, or email us at information@cshepherdpreserve.org.

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