Tree planting in Sydney Marcus Park

Trees Atlanta, Boy Scouts of America, and Morningside Lenox Park with close involvement of neighborhood residents Pierce Pape (Pack 17) and Stephanie Coffin, sponsored and delivered a neighborhood tree-planting event this past weekend which includes trees planted on Cumberland and trees mulched in Sydney Marcus Park, along with plantings along Amsterdam and Adair in Virginia Highland. In all, more than a hundred trees were planted and mulched.

It was great weather and great participation from everyone in the neighborhood.

Below are some pictures of the event at Sydney Marcus.

South Fork Conservancy change of leadership

Just confirming some news that had been rumored for a while. Sally Sears has left her position as Executive Director of South Fork Conservancy, though she remains on the board. Her position is filled by Barry Martin. He was most recently Georgia State Director for Mothers Against Drunk Driving. The MLPA Parks will be seeking to meet with him in the next month or so to see if we can get a reset with South Fork Conservancy. It would be ideal if we can get them to move away from an adversarial position against the neighborhood and get them focused on the conservation activities we endorse. We'll see.