Glenn Creek Nature Preserve

A big thank you to the Brownies, scouts and parents who came out to work in the nature preserve this past Sunday! We appreciate the efforts of our volunteers in helping to keep invasive plants at bay and trails well-mulched and navigable. 🍁

Nice Shady day in the Nature Preserve! Thank you Steve Collins who helped at our mulching day last week. Stay tuned for some volunteering.

“There is much going on in your yard that would not be going on if you did not have one or more oak trees gracing your piece of planet earth.”

Why You Should Plant Oaks These large, long-lived trees support more life-forms than any other trees in North America. And they’re magnificent.

It’s(spring/fall) bird migration season. We have joined committed to turn out building lights at night to reduce bird-building collisions. If you need to work late, draw the blinds or use task lighting instead of overhead lighting. The birds will thank you.

Lights Out Georgia Spring Dates: March 15 through May 31

The Glenn Creek Nature Preserve is officially part of the Old Growth Forest Network! Thank you to all the volunteers that helped mulch trails and pull Ivy the week proceeding. Pictured below Greg White- Decatur Active Living, Doug Oster- volunteer, Neil Norton-volunteer, Sara Horsley- OGFN, and Patti Garret- City of Decatur Mayor. GCNP is tiny but mighty and a perfect example of how a checker board approach to ecology ensures that nature is near you.

A huge THANK YOU to all of the individuals and families who volunteered at Glenn Creek Nature Preserve this past weekend. The weather was pretty much perfect and a great deal of progress was made mulching the trails and getting rid of English ivy and other invasive species. Please post photos if you have any!

Great opportunity to get outside, spruce up the nature preserve and commemorate Georgia State Arbor Day! Thanks to Glennwood Estates Neighborhood Association for coordinating this pandemic-protocol, dual-workday event Sat., Feb. 20th-Sun., Feb. 21st.

Glenn Creek Nature Preserve Work Day Thank you for participating in this volunteer work in commemoration of Georgia State Arbor Day.  Work Days are Saturday, February 20th and Sunday February 21st.   Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!

A little tree humor.

Looking forward to a weekend of service in celebration of Indigenous Peoples' Day @ GCNP, sign up for an hour of your convenience at link below.

Glenn Creek Nature Preserve Work Day Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!

Glennwood Estates Neighborhood Association has designed this awesome opportunity at GCNP as part of Indigenous People’s Day.

Glenn Creek Nature Preserve Work Day Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!

Passing along for Decatur Heights neighbors, courtesy of Elizabeth Falconi and Jamie Rosenthal:
Hi All,
As some of you may recall I put out a call late last year for contributions for a memorial plaque in honor of Barbara Snow, our neighbor who passed last November. In February many participated in a triangle park clean up, at Fairview and Ridgeland, when we planted a pear seedling that was donated by Jaime Rosenthal. Since then a pandemic struck, we all hunkered down, and now the park of totally overgrown, with the seedling and plaque buried in a tangle of invasive plants.

Jaime's company, Roots Down, has an idea to transform the triangle space on Ridgeland and Fairview into a healthy, fruitful landscape! Roots Down envisions a space with an abundance of edible species, an accessible area for reading and connecting with community, and an oasis for native plants. The cleanup and installation of this space will be part of a capstone learning project that Roots Down interns are leading. This will be complimentary, as it is for educational purposes. They are looking forward to hearing the community’s thoughts on this project! The full proposal is posted on the Decatur Heights Neighbors Group Page. (I can't post here for some reason). They plan to get started on Monday, September 14th, and welcome any volunteers. Just bring a mask and a water bottle!

A recent find in the Nature Preserve. What have you seen lately? Post pics in the comments!