Upcoming Meetings

Please make these important meetings on issues that effect our level of county representation. You need to understand the importance of House Bills 170, 171 and 172.  These Fulton County House and Senate Delegation Community Meetings are Scheduled:

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

6:30 P.M. 

Westlake High School

2400 Union Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30331

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

4:30 P.M. 

State Capitol – Room 341

Saturday, February 23, 2013

10:00 A.M. 

Cliftondale Arts Center Auditorium

4645 Butner Road, College Park, Georgia 30349

Monday, February 25, 2013

1:00 P.M. 

State Capitol – Room 341

Saturday, March 9, 2013

10:00 A.M. 

Welcome All Park Multipurpose Facility  

4255 Will Lee Road, College Park, Georgia 30349

WAWA is facilitating important meetings in the communities adjacent to Proctor Creek in North West Atlanta. The goal of these meetings is to establish a group of active and engaged community leaders to help educate other residents, work on beautification projects, encourage conservation and demonstrate stewardship ethics in several local parks and for Proctor Creek. 

Our first meeting in Atlanta City Council District 9/NPU G is February 28, 2013 6:00 PM at Springfield Missionary Baptist Church. For more information please call 404 752-5385! Other meetings in NPU's J, K and M are forthcoming!! 

We look forward to seeing you there!

Join WAWA at the Inaugural Environmental Health Symposium

Join WAWA, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, and the Atlanta Black Nurses Association at our Inaugural Social Justice, Environmental Justice and the Impact on Minority Health Symposium. We hope you will take this opportunity learn how social justice, public health, environmental justice and energy equity intersect and the impact it has on low income and communities of color. This event is free, but registration is required.

Friday, February 1, 2013 (8:45 am – 1pm)

Georgia State University Institute of Public Health

25 Park Place Atlanta, GA 30302 (located in the Suntrust Bank Building).

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service Project @ the OAC

Join us in celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by helping to restore and maintain habitat at the Outdoor Activity Center in Southwest Atlanta. Please wear warm clothes that you do not mind getting dirty. Working gloves will be provided.
Projects:
 Mulching trails
 Delineating/Marking trails
 Removing trash/debris
 Removing invasive species
 Planting native plants - a special Hemlock Tree planting activity will be facilitated by "Save Georgia's Hemlock's, Donna Shearer, the 2012 Cox Conserves Hero! 

January 21, 2013

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Outdoor Activity Center
1442 Richland Road, S.W.
Atlanta, GA 30310

Accessible via MARTA

To RSVP for this service event, please contact:
Darryl Haddock at (404) 752-5385
or info.wawaonline@gmail.com

2012 Celebrating Native American Heritage & Cultures

 

WEST ATLANTA WATERSHED ALLIANCE (WAWA)
Outdoor Activity Center, 1442 Richland Road Atlanta, Georgia 30310

DISCOVERING & PROMOTING DIVERSITY SERIES PRESENTS:
2012 Celebrating Native American Heritage & Cultures
...

This gathering will showcase and highlight cultures of the Native Americas through authentic music, dance performances, craft demonstrations and cuisine sampling by Native American artists.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2012, 12:00 P.M - 3:00 P.M.

Opening Reception (Ground Blessing Ceremony)
Musical Solo (Flute)
Narrative Presentation (Story)
Performance (Dance)
Handmade Art Demonstration (Dream Catcher)
Closing Remarks (Prayer, Q & A)

ADMISSION AT THE DOOR
Children (All Ages) $1 & Adults $2 *Includes Food Sampling*

PLEASE JOIN THE EVENT: http://www.facebook.com/events/440312289337713/
*PLEASE BRING YOU OWN CHAIRS AND/OR BLANKETS.*

SPECIAL THANKS TO CONTRIBUTORS:
Keeping It Wild, Foundation for Youth Investment & Outside Atlanta, L.L.C. & Edge of Night Camping Club

For more information you may contact us at (404) 752-5385.

Please join the event on Facebook.

Rain Barrel Construction Workshop

Rain Barrels are a great way to use rain water in a productive way, keeping it from becoming stormwater! Water use from rain barrels helps us reduce our dependency on our municipal water supplies. Saving rain water in rain barrels can be used to water your lawn and plants. This is critical savings because residential irrigation can account for as much as 40% of household water consumption.

Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper (UCR) is an environmental advocacy organization with more than 5,000 members dedicated solely to protecting and restoring the Chattahoochee River Basin — drinking water source for 3.5 million people.

The West Atlanta Watershed Alliance works to improve the quality of life in West Atlanta’s watersheds by protecting, preserving and restoring our community’s natural resources. WAWA believes that a healthy environment = a healthy community.

Our next water conservation education program is

A Rain Barrel Construction Workshop

August 3, 2012 from 7:00 – 8:30 PM

Outdoor Activity Center 1442 Richland Road Atlanta, GA 30310

Please RSVP 404752-5385 ASAP barrels are in limited supply

On June 23, 2012, the West Atlanta Watershed Alliance, National Wildlife Federation, and REI are hosting a FREE community camping event at the Outdoor Activity Center in Southwest Atlanta.  This Campout is a part of NWF’s nation-wide Great American Backyard Campout, which aims to engage children and families with nature to discover the health benefits of being active outdoors.

The Great American Backyard Campout is intended to be a fun introduction to camping and the outdoors and we have many activities planned.  Campers will enjoy scavenger hunts, storytelling for children, fun and educational hikes, face painting, a bug safari, geo-caching, a drum circle, camping cooking demonstrations, a hula hoop contest and sleeping bag stuffing contest, and many other fun activities.  In addition, dinner and breakfast will be provided.

The Outdoor Activity Center is located at 1442 Richland Rd. SW
                                                                    Atlanta, GA  30310

The Campout begins at 3:00 PM on Saturday, June 23 and ends at 9:00 AM the next day.

To register for this event:

1) Go to www.backyardcampout.org

2) Select 'Sign Me Up' on the right-hand side of the page

3) Select 'Join Existing Team'

4) Search for the REI - OAC team

5) Select 'Join' and answer the questions that follow

After you have registered, you will have the opportunity to register to borrow camping gear from REI.  We have a limited supply of gear, however, and those who need it should register as soon as possible.

Please direct any questions to pintol@nwf.org

Celebrate National Trails Day at the OAC - Saturday, June 2, 2012

Join WAWA on Saturday, June 2nd for National Trails Day! Roll up your sleeves in service with volunteers of all ages to help restore the 26-acre Outdoor Activity Center urban forest by delineating and maintaining trails, identifying and removing invasive plants, helping with indoor cleaning projects, and helping to maintain the community garden on-site.

Activities start at 10:00 am and last until 1:00 pm.
Dress for the outdoors, and bring water, a snack and insect repellent.

The Outdoor Activity Center is located at 1442 Richland Road SW Atlanta, Georgia 30310. For questions of additional information, please call: 404-752-5385.