Saturday, June 21st / 9AM – 12PM
Carter Center Pollinator Garden Planting with Mr. Alex from Trees Atlanta
Attention plant and pollinator lovers: Please join us June 21st, 2014, from 9:00 am-noon to installing and a native pollinator garden at The Carter Center. This is a fantastic opportunity not only give back to President Carter, but to assist our pollinator friends by providing them food and habitat within our urban forest. Trees Atlanta has been working with your students and they would be a great asset at the planting.
Partners in this effort include The Carter Center’s landscape volunteers, Professor Jaap de Roode, an expert on monarch butterflies from Emory University’s biology department, and his research undergraduate and graduate students, and K-12 students participating in Trees Atlanta’s education program. You are encouraged to bring your children to join in on this planting as it’s sure to be highly educational and a great time.
To sign up please email Alex@treesatlanta.org with names and ages of students who are going to attend the planting. Please one adult to every 4 students. Don’t forget to wear your close toed shoes, clothing that can get dirty and bring some water.
Monday, July 14 – Friday, July 18
Tree’s Atlanta Junior TreeKeepers Camp
Trees Atlanta is proud to present the Junior TreeKeepers Pilot Program this summer 2014! Your child will be the first to enjoy a one of a kind program experiencing Atlanta’s very own urban forest. Junior TreeKeepers is an exciting 5-day outdoor program with you & your child in mind.
Highlights include:
- Fun and inspiring activities including forest walks, scavenger hunts, arts and crafts, community service projects, & more!
- Educational series to encourage the environmental steward and nature explorer in your child.
- Local trips to Atlanta’s Fernbank Forest, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Stone Mountain Park & Piedmont Park!
- Biking on the Atlanta BeltLine including safety training from the Atlanta BeltLine Coalition. Have your child bring their own bike or Trees Atlanta can provide one for them!
Drop off begins at 7:30AM through 8:30AM. Pick up begins at 3:30PM through 5:00PM. Each day begins and ends at Trees Atlanta: 225 Chester Avenue SE, Atlanta, GA 30316
COST: $250 *scholarships available
For more information and registration, please visit our website at www.treesatlanta.org or contact YouthEducation@treesatlanta.org.
Tending Our Common Ground 