Chastain Park seeks volunteers Two streets to close for culvert replacement

At Chastain Park Conservancy volunteers are an integral part of achieving the mission to restore, enchance, maintain and preserve Chastain Park. Chastain Park has flourished, partly due to the volunteerism of individuals and groups that assist each year. Volunteers play a key role in maintaining the safety and accessibility of the park by performing a number of activities including planting, landscaping, pruning, maintaining footpaths, clearing brush as well as assisting with fundraising, special events and administrative tasks.

Projects for the First Saturday Volunteer Program include the following tasks: Reverse stream bank erosion Restore stream banks with plantings and natural materials Remove debris from stream Remove fallen trees Restore and clean grills Stain wooden picnic tables, benches, signage and swings

Plant native varieties (ferns, azaleas, rhododendrons, mountain laurel, sweet shrubs) Administrative Projects Stuffing and labeling envelopes for mailings Data entry Other clerical projects When: 9 a.m. Saturday Where: Chastain Park Red Parking Lot at the North end of the park on Powers Ferry Road

Information: www.chastainparkconservancy.org/love/volunteer/first-saturday

Contact: Ray Mock, Director of Operations at ray@chastainparkconservancy.org.

Gwinnett Department of Transportation will begin replacing the culvert on N. Norcross Tucker Road this week. North Norcross Tucker will be closed from 861 N. Norcross Tucker Road to Northbelt Parkway (Northbelt Business Park). It will take approximately three weeks to complete. Drivers are asked to seek alternate routes.

As a reminder, Norcross will be closing a portion of North Peachtree Street, near 473 North Peachtree St., beginning at 9 a.m. Wednesday for removal of a tree. This section of the street will be closed all day. Traffic will be detoured to Park Drive at West Peachtree Street south of the project, and to Reps Miller Road at North Peachtree Street north of the project. Updates: www.norcrossga.net.