Peachtree Creek gets some love

Join Livable Buckhead and its partners to clean up Peachtree Creek. Southfork Conservancy will provide tools and guidance to remove litter and debris, as well as some trail maintenance and light infrastructure improvements to the trail. The effort will focus on Peachtree Creek, improving overall water quality and bringing awareness of and involvement in the preservation of local creek and water resources.

Peachtree Creek funnels water from an immense natural drainage basin that serves some 55,000 acres of land ranging from Decatur to Dunwoody. With concerted efforts, the community can preserve and improve Georgia’s water resources.

In an effort to reduce the impact on the environment, Livable Buckhead will provide drinking water via a water cooler, so bring a refillable water bottle to help yourself. Light snacks will be available as well, but it is advised that volunteers eat breakfast beforehand to be charged up and ready for the day. It is recommended that volunteers wear shoes or boots that are comfortable and can get dirty and long pants and to bring a long-sleeved shirt. Additionally, it is recommended volunteers bring sunscreen and bug repellent.

With limited parking at the trailhead, a shuttle service will be provided. Between 9:30 and 10 a.m., a shuttle will transport volunteers from AMLI Piedmont Heights to Cedar Chase Trailhead, where they will be given guidance, tools and a T-shirt. The shuttle service back to AMLI Piedmont Heights will run between noon and 1 p.m.

Volunteers are encouraged to ride MARTA to the Lindbergh MARTA station and then walk south on Piedmont Road to Garson Drive/Adina Drive to AMLI Piedmont Heights, located at 2323 Piedmont Road NE, Atlanta. When: 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 4 Where: Cedar Chase Trailhead (on-street parking for the trail is available at the cul-desac at 2100 Armand Road. The trailhead starts just past Cedar Chase’s private property sign on the left hand side of their driveway off of the cul-de-sac. Please do not park on Cedar Chase property.)

Information: Livable Buckhead at www.livablebuckhead.org

Sign Up: volunteer.handsonatlanta.org/opportunity/ a0C1200000ulXaREAU