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Historically, the two most significant sources of pollution and ecological threats to the South River are the City of Atlanta and DeKalb County. Although water quality has improved greatly in recent decades, the river continues to suffer extensively from Atlanta's combined sewer system and DeKalb's unregulated sewage spills. A 1997 federal consent decree limits the amount of combined sewage Atlanta can legally discharge into Entrenchment Creek via its Combined Sewer Overflow Facility, and a 2011 federal consent decree required that DeKalb County fix its sanitary sewage system by June 2020, a deadline DeKalb missed.
Below are timelines of City of Atlanta’s combined sewer overflow system and DeKalb County’s sanitary sewer spills.
Together we can improve the health of communities and protect our valuable freshwater resources.
Atlanta continues to operate combined sewers – a wastewater system that routinely mixes household sewage and stormwater in the same pipes. When it rains, this antiquated system dumps combined sewage into neighborhood creeks and streams, transforming them into open sewers. Today, the last tributary to the South River that is affected by Atlanta’s combined sewer system is Entrenchment Creek in southeast Atlanta.
Early 1880s: The South River became Atlanta’s first sanitary sewer when headwater streams near downtown Atlanta were piped to carry sewage away from wealthy neighborhoods.

South River Speaks

Intrenchment Creek Town Hall

Volunteer at Wild Fling benefit event

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Save Skyhaven: Rare Opportunity to Create a 24-Acre DeKalb Park

Help Protect the Historic Skyhaven Quarry

Erasure: DeKalb quietly renames Intrenchment Creek Park behind closed doors

Dear DeKalb: Open ICP as-is & initiate an ICP Master Plan

DeKalb County: Return ICP to the People

Op Ed: DeKalb County Can Right Egregious Wrong

Call to Action: You can challenge Millsap's ownership of Intrenchment Creek Park

IC One Water Task Force Report

Luv’d it! Do not miss the next Luv ur Neighbor show benefiting another good, local cause! Follow @yls_eventco & all these #FunnyAtlanta folks! 🖤✨🤩 @seahorse_seehell #luvurneighbor #yslevent #srwa @leahmarie422, @joelc1225, @sherrybeersdorf, @jess_k_sky, @ryans_a_pretty_cool_guy, @n.e.r.d._natu, @yls_eventco, @magicandstunts, @swaffylovesyou, @clarkfranzman

Bravo & BIG UPS to all those who shared talent, laughs & luv last night at Luv ur Neighbor! 🔥🤡🧘🏼‍♀️🧙🪄👵🎸 Don’t miss the next show 🎭 by @yls_eventco and all those who had us in tears last night! Special thanks to @yls_eventco @leahmarie422 @seahorse_seehell,, @joelc1225, @sherrybeersdorf, @jess_k_sky, @ryans_a_pretty_cool_guy, @n.e.r.d._natu, @yls_eventco, @magicandstunts, @swaffylovesyou, @clarkfranzman @noshameatlanta

South River Speaks was one of the most beautiful days of ‘26 ☀️ the park, the people, and the river basked in the sun… and each others’ company. ⛱️ 🌊☀️ From SRWA, immeasurable gratitude is owed to the caring, committed, and incredibly talented ‘26 Atlanta Regional Commission Community-Centered Design Cohort & the ARC team for co-developing the concept with us and activating the park with upmost attention, creativity, and community care. ❤️💛💚 The event was just the beginning! Stay tuned for more South River Speaks activation — connecting communities to their river. Additional thanks to our partners including #southbendartsandculture @fo_louise_watley_library_atl and many more. #southriverspeaks #southriverga #srwa @planatlanta @roshanithakore @rostenwoo @arthurlangfordjrpark @cityofatlantaga @atlparksandrec @atlwatershed

Thanks & congrats to our friends at the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area for a lovely Sunday at Vaughters Farm celebrating their 20th anniversary! Your conservation and ongoing work deeply benefits nature and people… and builds community! We are so grateful to you all. @arabiaranger #arabiaalliance @panolamountainstatepark @arabiamountain_nha @arabiaranger #amnha #southriverga #arabiamountainnationalheritagearea #arabiamountain

Join us Sat. Oct 25th for South River Speaks! 1:00-5pm @ Arthur Langford Jr Park & McDaniel Wetlands! 💧📚🐟 👀🦉 Discover the South River in the exact spot where it begins its epic journey — through storytelling, local history, art, nature activities & exploring the headwaters! Enjoy free food, connect with neighbors & the river! #SouthRiverSpeaks is a project of #SouthRiverintheCity made possible in partnership with the Atlanta Regional Commission’s 2026 Community-Centered Design Cohort. Thank you to ARC and the team! #southriverGa #southriver #srwa @planatlanta @cityofatlantaga @atlparksandrec @atlwatershed @americanrivers @wawa_online @gasierraclub @thewatershedtea @councilmanlewis @atldistrict1 @jasonwinston @bowencircle @arthurlangfordjrpark @parkpride

Can't have Wild Fling without the otter! 🦦💦 River otters are one of our favorite wild neighbors to spot in the South River watershed. They are playful, powerful swimmers, can close their ears and nostrils underwater, use their sensitive whiskers to detect movement, and stay submerged for several minutes while hunting. In just TWO DAYS, this Thursday, we’re celebrating all the flora & fauna that call the South River home. Join us from 7:30-9:30pm at @patagoniaatl on the BeltLine for live music by @boloboysband, supper from @refugeewomensnetwork, drinks, raffle prizes and a wild bunch of river lovers. 🌿 WILD FLING ~ A Tribute to South River Wildlife Thursday, October 8 • 7:30–9:30 PM 🎟️ Tickets: southriverga.org/events Your ticket supports SRWA’s work to protect and restore the South River. #WildFling #SouthRiver #SouthRiverGA #RiverOtter #GeorgiaWildlife #AtlantaEvents #GeorgiaRivers Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area @gasierraclub @georgiawildlife @georgiawildlifenetwork Wildlife Resources Division - Georgia DNR

The 40 acres of Intrenchment Creel Park that DeKalb gave to Millsap in 2021 belongs to the people. Anything less than restoring every square inch of the land back to the public will be a settlement too small. It’s hard to say what DeKalb is doing from this article. Will they only sue for $200k? What about the other agreements broken in the swap like the $1 million in-kind to invest in the park, the agreement to keep the park accessible until Michelle Obama was developed, and the promise of film industry training at McNair Highschool made to the DeKalb County School District ? @dekalbschools SRWA has fought for 7 years alongside residents of DeKalb District 3 and beyond on the ICP landswap issue #StopTheSwap to protect their beloved parkland and watershed! Our citizens lawsuit prevented Ryan Millsap from developing the land. Now Millsap, a real estate mogul & developer, wants to sell the 40 acres to a data center developer. Just down the river, Shadowbox Studios (of which Millsap is a minority owner) is suing the county for the right to build a massive data center campus directly on a long stretch of the South River. Let’s see what DeKalb lawyers can do for the people. #stoptheswap 🍿 Thank you @decaturish @atlpresscollective @wabeatl @ajcnews @saportareport for your coverage note and over the years. #saveweelaunee @saveweelaunee @gasierraclub @keyannafordekalb @saveweelaunee @investinsouthdekalb @southriverforest #srwa #southriverga

What are these butterflies eating? It might be horse poop. 🦋💩 Yep, pretty sure that's poop. And it’s not pretty, but butterflies can’t get everything they need from nectar. Eastern Swallowtails and other butterflies often gather on mud, damp soil — and yes, animal dung — to take in salts and nutrients they can’t get from flowers. The behavior is called puddling, and it’s one of the wonderfully weird things wildlife does. The South River watershed is full of wild creatures doing wonderfully weird things — and we’re celebrating them at WILD FLING: A Tribute to South River Wildlife! Join us Thursday, October 8 at @patagoniaatl on the BeltLine for live music by @boloboysband, homemade #JungleJuice, a Mediterranean supper from @refugeewomensnetwork, drinks, raffle prizes and a wild bunch of river lovers. 🎟️ Tickets: southriverga.org/events/wildfling image credit: Carol Nurse c/o Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area #WildFling #SouthRiver #SouthRiverGA #AtlantaEvents #GeorgiaWildlife #SRWA

Thank you @eavstrut & East Atlanta neighborhood for a great STRUT yesterday! 🚶🏽‍♀️🥳🎶🥁🚶🏿‍♀️ Please take easy action to save 10 acres and the #EastAtlanta Skyhaven Quarry! Visit our Blog page at www.southriverga.org @eaca1980 @eavstrut @atldemsoc @dekalbcitizenscoalition @dekalbwaterwatch @sabrinaofatlanta #eastatlantastrut 😍 @eastatlantakids

East Atlanta bout to STRUT 🚶🏾‍♂️🥳🎶🥁🚶🏿‍♀️ @eaca1980 @eavstrut

The Big Brown Bat: 5" long with a BIG appetite for bugs! 🦇 plus they have good, big hair💈 B3s depend on moths, beetles & other flying nighttime insects for food, including agricultural pests. A good reason to curb or quit pesticide use! Bats are the only flying mammal on earth and another critter to celebrate at Wild Fling on October 8th! Join a wild pack of river lovers Thursday, Oct. 8 at @patagoniaatl on the BeltLine for live music by @boloboysband, a Mediterranean spread by @refugeenetwork, Sangria, and beer by @creaturecomforts — all benefiting SRWA’s work to protect and restore the South River. 🎟️ Get your tickets: southriverga.org/events/wildfling Thursday, October 8 • 7:30–9:30 PM #WildFling #SouthRiver #SouthRiverGA #BigBrownBat #GeorgiaBats #GeorgiaWildlife #AtlantaWildlife #UrbanWildlife #GeorgiaRivers #Bats

After a long pause, the City of Stonecrest @stonecrestparksandrec has resumed work on previously planned bank restoration, park and trailhead renovation at Panola Shoals Trailhead. Parking and River access will remain blocked or minimal until the project is completed. The work is focused on addressing long-term erosion, bank stability, and the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene. When completed, access to the river will be safer, easier, and more convenient. For more information, plans, and timeline for this project, please contact the @cityofstonecrest directly.

That “croak” you hear? It might be a Green Frog! 🐸 Despite the name, Green Frogs aren’t always green — they can range from green to brown to bronze. But their call is very distinctive! It sounds like a loose banjo string being plucked. 🪕 Males serenade females from riverbanks and waterbodies through GA. Like all amphibians, Green Frigs are critical to a the South River ecosystem — and just one of the wild neighbors we’re celebrating at our upcoming event, Wild Fling! Join us Thursday, October 8 to celebrate the river's wild side at @patagoniaatl on the BeltLine with live music by @boloboysband, supper, drinks, raffle prizes and a wild bunch of river lovers — all benefiting SRWA’s work to protect and restore the South River. 🎟️ Get your tickets: southriverga.org/events/wildfling Thursday, October 8 • 7:30–9:30 PM #WildFling #SouthRiver #SouthRiverGA #GreenFrog #GeorgiaWildlife #AtlantaWildlife #UrbanWildlife #GeorgiaRivers @arabiamountain_nha

Ever wonder where Great Blue Herons nest? 🪺 👀 Way up there! Great Blues usually nest high in the tree canopy, often in colonies with other herons and wading birds. In Georgia, these colonies can range from just a few nests to several hundred, often tucked away in wetlands or on islands in lakes, ponds, and rivers. The male collects sticks — sometimes even stealing them from other heron nests — and passes them to the female, who does the building. 🪶 Great Blues are a familiar sight along the South River — and just one of the wild neighbors we’re celebrating at Wild Fling: A Tribute to South River Wildlife! Join us Thursday, October 8 for a private evening at @patagoniaatl on the BeltLine with live music by @boloboysband, supper, drinks, raffle prizes and a wild bunch of river lovers — all benefiting SRWA’s work to protect and restore the South River. 🎟️ Get your tickets: southriverga.org/events/wildfling Thursday, October 8 • 7:30–9:30 PM #WildFling #SouthRiver #SouthRiverGA #GreatBlueHeron #GeorgiaWildlife #AtlantaWildlife #UrbanWildlife #GeorgiaRivers @arabiamountain_nha

Big thanks to the Atlanta Regional Commission’s ‘26 Community-Centered Design cohort for brainstorming ways to activate South River in the City — our initiative to increase recreation & advocacy for the one-and-only South River! 🌊 We had a blast with y’all. Can’t wait to tell Worm Guy! ☀️🪱 🎣 🐟🤣 Special thanks to fellow community members with Build a Better Blacksville, @thekenekt Coop, and partners @roshanithakore, @rostenwoo and the @planatlanta team for the opportunity! #southriverga #atlantashiddengem #urbanriver #southriverinthecity #southriver

Lives depend on Sugar Creek. And this lovely couple calls it home. It provides food and space to build their den — a safe place to sleep and to raise little river otters. 🦦🐟 🦦 When we unite in protection of the watershed, we’re uniting for everyone who depends on a healthy environment — a safe place that provides for people & wildlife. 🌿🍂🍃🍁 Join us to raise a glass to South River wildlife at Wild Fling, our annual fundraiser — Thursday, Oct 8th at the Beltline Patagonia @patagoniaatl. Tickets available at SouthRiverGa.org/events Big thanks to @lydiajamesart for this wonderful video 😍 #southriverga #southriver #riverotter #urbanwildlife #wildfling @arabiamountain_nha @awarewildlife @georgiawildlifenetwork @georgia_dnr

As wolves disappeared from Georgia in the early 1900s, with the state’s last known wild wolf shot in the Okefenokee Swamp in 1908, coyotes began it fill an important predator niche that was left open across the southeast. Highly adaptable coyotes expanded eastward from their native habitat, filling an ecological void. Today, coyotes contribute to healthy biodiversity and regulate populations of rodents and other small animals. They have become part of Georgia’s changing ecosystem. Fun Fact: Coyotes love persimmons! Learn more about these smart, resourceful canines at AtlantaCoyoteProject.org @atlantacoyoteproject This fall, Wild Fling: A Tribute to South River Wildlife celebrates the wild neighbors that share our watershed — and supports SRWA’s work to protect the river and the habitats they depend on. Join us for supper, drinks, live music, raffle prizes & good company. Thursday, October 8th, 7:30-9:30pm Tickets at southriverga.org #southriverwildlife #wildfling #southriver #georgiawildlife #coyotesarecool @georgiawildlifenetwork @georgianaturalists @exploregeorgia @georgiawildlife @gawildlifefederation

What erasure? Find Out + Take Action at: SouthRiverGa.org/blog @dekalbcitizenscoalition @southdekalbcoalition @dekalbwaterwatch @amplifyatlanta @atldemsoc

Wild Fling is LIVE! 🌿 Join SRWA on Thursday, October 8 to celebrate the wild side of the South River — and the community committed to protecting it! Enjoy a private cocktail party benefit at the BeltLine @patagoniaatl store with live music by @boloboysband, a Mediterranean supper from our local nonprofit partner @refugeewomensnetwork, drinks, raffle prizes, and a wild bunch of river lovers. 🎟️ Tickets on sale now! Go to: www.southriverga.org/events/wildfling Your ticket supports SRWA’s work to restore the river and connect communities across the watershed. Sponsorship opportunities at www.southriverga.org/events/wildfling Want to volunteer? Email mspalding@southriverga.org 🦋 WILD FLING ~ A Tribute to South River Wildlife Thursday, October 8, 7:30-9:30pm @arabiamountain_nha Patagonia #WildFling #SouthRiver #SouthRiverGA #SRWA #AtlantaEvents #GeorgiaRivers #Patagonia

Saturday, Aug. 29th 🛶 Registration now open at SouthRiverGa.org 🌞 Join SRWA for a 1/2-day paddle along 6.5 nautical miles of the South River. We'll weave past Panola Mountain State Park and take a beach break halfway on a sandbar. Take out is at The River Barn. More info & Register on our Events page at www.SouthRiverGa.org! The guided trip is beginner-friendly and includes shuttling for all participants. • Children 12+ welcome with supervision • Options: All Gear Provided –OR– Bring-Your-Own Gear See you on the RIVER! 🐟 #southriverga #southriver #urbanriver #kayakevents @exploregeorgia @discoveratlanta @discoverdekalb @rockdaleparks @cityofstonecrest @stonecrestparksandrec @rockdalegov @rockdaleartfarm #RockdaleCounty #panolashoals #southriverwatertrail #cityofstonecrest #rockdalecounty #metroatlantarecreation #riverrecreation

Just released: GA Environmental Protection Division report cites the City of Atlanta responsible for the South River Fish Kill event in June. A chemical spill at the city's South River Water Reclamation Center (SRWRC) polluted the river and tributaries with ferric chloride. This goes directly against the city's July 2nd Press Release (image #2) claiming the "Chemical Spill Did Not Cause" the fish kill, and stating that the Dept. of Watershed Management determined that "the fish kill was not related to the incident at the South River Water Reclamation Center". NOTE: The extent of pollution and fish kill was in DeKalb County – both in City of Atlanta and unincorporated DeKalb, District 3. EPD's full report here and linked in bio: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qV3aNLVhbNWd7FBuJswNd6FH-8uMrv3T/view?usp=sharing From the report: "...water quality data from the United States Geological Survey gauge located on the South River at Forrest Park Rd...indicated a prolonged discharge event rather than a short-duration pulse. These water quality changes are consistent with the release of a strong acidic solution." From June 27-28th, over 1,250 fish were found dead along approx. 2.5 miles of the river. @arabiamountain_nha @cityofatlantaga City of Atlanta Government @dekalbcitizenscoalition #district3dekalb @southdekalbcoalition @southdekalbcoalition @tedterry1 Ted Terry Ted Terry @keyannafordekalb @commissionernicolemassiah @councilmanlewis @votejasondozier @jasonsdozier @wabeatl WABE News @wabenews @decaturish Decaturish.com @fox5atlanta FOX 5 Atlanta @capitalb_atl @capitalbnews @stopfloodingus @stopfloodingusatl @dekalbwaterwatch The Atlanta Journal-Constitution @drewkannreports @robdirienzo @saportareport SaportaReport @saportareporta @wawa_online @thewatershedtea West Atlanta Watershed Alliance @Atlanta Department of Watershed Management @atlantawatershed @porchpressatl #fishkill #southriver #atlantapollution #atlantachemicalspill #GAEPD Georgia Adopt-A-Stream @canopyatlanta @gariversalive @americanrivers @patagoniaatl @aractionfund American Rivers @nature_ga @councilmanlewis @andreforatlanta @lilianabakhtiari Councilmember Jason Winston @atldistrict1

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Tapestry Greenspace, on Intrenchment Creek, receives the 2026 Rivers Alive Adopt-a-Stream Award! Tapestry is located in SE Atlanta off United & Walker Avenues. 🏆 Congratulations to the Tapestry Community (a neighborhood assoc. that owns the land), Julie Lowring, Lou Clymore, and many others who have worked for decades to restore and protect a previously dire stretch of riparian buffer on Intrenchment Creek. Since 2008, community efforts have included extensive trash & tire removal, invasive removal, planting of hundreds of native trees and plants, and water quality monitoring of the creek (since 2010). The community has received grants and assistance from the Five Star & Urban Waters Restoration Program (NFWF & EPA), Trees Atlanta, the Atlanta Audubon Society and more. 🐢 • Learn more about how you can ADOPT-A-STREAM at adoptastream.georgia.gov • READ THE PORCH PRESS ARTICLE by Melanie Regnier at theporchpress.com (https://theporchpress.com/tapestry-greenspace-receives-adopt-a-stream-award/). @porchpressatl • Learn about Tapestry volunteer opps and how to donate at tapestrygreenspace.org image credits: 1. Article screengrab from The Porch Press 2. Box Turtle by Melanie Regnier c/o The Porch Press 3-5. SRWA #tapestry #tapestrycommunity #tapestrygreenspace #nationalfishandwildlife #NFWF #EPA #GAEPD #adoptastream #georgiaadoptastream Georgia Adopt-A-Stream #riversalive Tapestry Community @epagov @nfwf @nwfearthtomorrow @gasierraclub @treesatlanta @atlantaaudubon @atlaudubonsociety @thewatershedtea @georgiaadoptastream @regnier.melanie

On Saturday, June 27, a chemical spill at the City of Atlanta South River Water Reclamation Facility resulted in fish kill on the South River in #DeKalbCounty. The fish kill was reported to DNR by a resident who documented several species of minnow, sunfish, and catfish between the Moreland Ave bridge and Constitution Lakes. • Despite conflicting information from the City of Atlanta and virtually no information from EPD or DNR, effects of the spill were documented by the USGS montoring station at Forrest Park Rd (approx 1/4 mile downstream of the facility) measuring a spike in conductivity and acidity and a drastic change in pH. • As of 6pm June 30th, the Atlanta Dept of Watershed states that a preliminary verbal report from the EPD inspection is that the spill “did not make its way to South River” and that the reported fish kill location is "upstream of the plant location". • This is entirely inaccurate as the fish kill reported to DNR on the 27th is downstream of the facility. See map. • In 2025, two mulch fires at 2670 Jonesboro Rd, Atlanta, one of which burned for days, resulted in fish kill on the river. To date, and to SRWA’s knowledge, the City of Atlanta has failed to take any action to require the owner to remediate the site. #fishkill #atlantafishkill #atlantachemicalspill #atlantapollution #atlantawaterpollution #southriver #southriverga #southriverfishkill @arabiamountain_nha @thewatershedtea @jasonwinston @atldistrict1 #atl Councilmember Jason Winston #atlantawatershedmanagement #atlantawatersheddepartment #atlantawatershedlearningnetwork #atlantawatershed #atlanta @cityofatlantaga City of Atlanta Government @wawa_online @cityofatllaw Chattahoochee River Conservancy West Atlanta Watershed Alliance @georgiaadoptastream Georgia Water Coalition @georgia_river_network @gcvoters #GCV @Atlanta People's Campaign @atlanta_civic_circle @atldemsoc @dekalbwaterwatch Georgia Adopt-A-Stream

If we missed you Saturday, save the dates for our next paddles: Aug 29th and Sept 26th 🗓️✍️ We’ll post when registration opens but sign up for email reminders at www.southriverga.org to grab a kayak before we sell out! #Thanks to @polite_chester for the great video! @stonecrestparksandrec @discoverdekalb @arabiamountain_nha @exploregeorgia @discoveratlanta @rockdaleparks @rockdalegov @cityofstonecrest @rockdaleartfarm @americanrivers #srwa #southriverga #paddlegeorgia @paddleboardgeorgia @kayak.georgia

Hooray for a sold-out paddle on Saturday! We’re so grateful to be able to get folks on the river again. 🙏 Special thanks to our friends at The River Barn, @rockdaleartfarm, @cityofstonecrest @stonecrestparksandrec & the wonderful volunteers and supporters who help make everything possible. 🗓️✍️ Save the date for two more paddles coming up August 29th and September 26th. …and… Subscribe to our emails to receive reminders when registration opens! www.SouthRiverGa.org Thank you @polite_chester for the video and Ben Emanuel for the photos! @americanrivers #paddlethesouth @discoverdekalb @rockdalegov @rockdaleparks @arabiamountain_nha @rockdaleartfarm #southriverga #srwa @exploregeorgia @discoveratlanta

We've got a new LEARNING page at SouthRiverGa.org! 📖 Find free resources like the South River Watershed Warriors activity booklet, designed to help little learners develop “watershed awareness” in Atlanta through hands-on, nature-based learning! 🔬🐢 Created by Odum School of Ecology graduate,Niki Gajjar @nikigajjar, the booklet was illustrated by Nick Williams and made possible with support from the National Geographic Society and The Nature Conservancy Seed Funding program. @natgeosociety @natgeo @nature_org @nature_ga @arabiamountain_nha @dekalbpubliclibrary @dekalbcitizenscoalition @dekalbparksrec @dekalbwaterwatch @wawa_online @ecoactionga @atlantapublicschools #atlantapublicschools #freenaturelearning @eastatlantakidsclub @atlantacreekleague #awln @secret_atlanta @discoverdekalb #srwa #southriverga

Write DeKalb: Open Intrenchment Creek Park as-is & initiate Master Planning for ICP Intrenchment Creek Park deserves a community-led planning process just like any other park in the county. And residents deserve to access the park before planning & development CHANGE IT AGAIN. Write DeKalb leadership today! ✍ CLICK, SIGN & SEND: www.SouthRiverGa.org/blog @neighborsofgreshampark @southdekalbcoalition @eaca1980 @parkpride @wfpgeorgia @dekalbmasternaturalists @dekalbparksrec @dekalbwaterwatch @dekalbcountyga @lorraine4change @dekalbdemocrats @lcjohnson101 @saveweelaunee @michellefordekalb @k.michelle_atl @tedterry1 @tt4district3 #stoptheswap #michlleobama @michelleobama44 @atldemsoc @atlpeoplescampaign @gasierraclub @dekalbkdb @discoverdekalb @keepdekalbbeautiful @commissionertedterry @wawa_online @ecoactionga

Finally on the river again! 🛶 Join us Sat. June 27th for a 1/2-day paddle along 6.5 nautical miles of the South River. We'll weave past Panola Mountain State Park and take a beach break halfway on a sandbar. 🌞 Register on our EVENTS page at www.SouthRiverGa.org! The guided trip is approximately 3 hours on the river, beginner-friendly, and includes shuttling for all participants. • Children 12+ welcome with supervision • Options: All Gear Provided –OR– Bring-Your-Own Gear See you on the RIVER! 🐟 #southriverga #southriver #urbanriver #kayakevents @exploregeorgia @discoveratlanta @discoverdekalb @rockdaleparks @cityofstonecrest @stonecrestparksandrec @rockdalegov @rockdaleartfarm #panolashoals #southriverwatertrail #cityofstonecrest #rockdalecounty #metroatlantarecreation #riverrecreation

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The beautiful new Butler’s Bridge Park on the South River is OPEN! Located in Henry County @ 1550 Butler’s Bridge Rd, McDonough 30252 📍 The 43-acre passive recreation & conservation area features soft nature trails, observation decks, and a kayak launch on the South River 👏🛶 ⚓️ 🌳 Soft trails were strategically chosen instead of concrete, as the County’s focus is on environmental education & watershed protection — with stream restoration efforts to reconnect the river with its floodplain, promoting biodiversity. 🦉 SRWA is thrilled to have played a small part in this project. Many thanks and kudos to a job well done by @henrycounty and @henrycountyparksandrec. This is the kind of greenspace protection and restoration we needed to promote education, sustainability, public and environmental health. @lorraine4change let’s focus on passive recreation, education, and greenspace protection in #DeKalbCounty! @dekalbparksrec @tedterry1 @keyannafordekalb Images 4-6 and 9 c/o Contributors on Google Maps. Thank you. @arabiamountain_nha @visithenrycoga @mcdonoughga @cityofmcdonough

Update: Phase I Development of ICP (this plan involves a lot of tree cutting + concrete through the remaining forest) —— 6pm Monday, June 1 —— DeKalb Police South Precinct 2842 H F Shepherd Dr., Decatur, GA 30034 Phase I - development of a concrete trail (8’ wide with shoulders - approx 16’ wide) through the last strip of forest. Phase II - development of amenities on the clearcut land received in the swap (aka Michelle Obama Park, on Bouldercrest Rd) QUESTION: Why aren’t these Phases flipped? Instead of replacing forest with concrete, why isn’t DeKalb starting with the “Phase II” plan for the land in Bouldercrest Rd? (Aka the land acquired from #RyanMillsap) WHY BEGINNING WITH PHASE II MAKES SENSE: It would allow the CEO to buy back the 40-acres — which would automatically make Phase I unnecessary because it would restore public access to the original trailhead, the RC Airfield, the children’s garden, and the PATH. Starting with Phase II would advance community-led plans, save money, AND protect the forest from further destruction. Remember: In her own words, the CEO is willing to pay Fair Market Value for the swapped ICP land. And Millsap has few options left now that he knows the PEOPLE WILL NOT ALLOW A DATA CENTER! 👉 Tell the CEO to buy back ICP WHICH WOULD RESTORE ALL AMENITIES LOST! Tate action via link in bio or at southriverga.org/blog @dekalbwaterwatch @saveweelaunee @atldemsoc @atlpeoplescampaign @neighborsofgreshampark @stopcopcity

Full article at Decaturish.com @decaturish written by @zoemseiler @dekalbwaterwatch @dekalbparksrec @nmassiah @keyannafordekalb @tedterry1 @lorraine4change @commissionertedterry @michellefordekalb @atldemsoc @atlpeoplescampaign @saveweelaunee @greshamparkrec

Thanks to our friends at @gsugeosciences & the Community Soil-Air-Water (CSAW) for hosting a special screening of Riverkeeper. 🌱🌬️🌊 CSAW is an Atlanta-based learning ecosystem co-led by Georgia State University’s Department of Geosciences & community partners, focused on community-engaged research to address environmental justice & urban issues. Learn more at: www.geosciences.gsu.edu/csaw/ 🌊 If you’re interested in screening Riverkeeper, please reach out us and/or contact Jason Goldman via @riverkeeperfilm or www.wildgrowthmedia.com @set.gsu @gsustudentengagement @gsustudentlife @georgiastatestudentfilmfest @set.gsu @urban_student_gsu @sga_gsu @gsucinefest @riverkeeperfilm #wildgrowthmedia #riverkeeperfilm

Read the CEO's statement! Let's hold her true to her word. 👉 Link in bio to register for the Town Hall tonight and to Take Action. Tell a friend! This is a big deal, but not a done deal. Thank you for continuing to fight for ICP alongside us. Your support means the world and is changing the world. Every acre counts, and this land belongs to the people. #stoptheswap @dekalbwaterwatch @gasierraclub @atldemsoc @atlpeoplescampaign @saveweelaunee @southriverforest

Send a message now - it's one click! Link in bio. . . . CEO Cochran-Johnson, I write to ask that the Town Hall on ICP tomorrow, Wednesday May 13 at 6pm, be rescheduled to be an in-person meeting as a show of respect, due diligence, transparency, and good faith interaction with your constituents. What you are calling Intrenchment Creek Park is what DeKalb has called Michelle Obama Park for six years. It is a tire dump and heat island, not greenspace. "Intrenchemnt Creek Park" (ICP) is the 136 acres deeded to DeKalb County in 2003. Your communications are misleading regarding important decisions that impact lives and public land. Thank you. #stoptheswap

Register link in bio! Join us to ask: WHAT ABOUT THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM — THE 40 ACRES OF PARK WE ALREADY HAD THAT DEKALB SWAPPED TO MILLSAP?! . . . It’s not too late to do the right thing, Lorraine, and return all of ICP to the people. 🌳 . . . WHAT ABOUT THE COMMUNITY INPUT/OUTCRY SINCE 2019 OPPOSING THE SWAP OF OUR PARK?! 🛑 . . . The CEO has the power, but does she have the WILL to change a mistake into an opportunity to heal our community? Where there’s a will, there’s a way, Lorraine! Both the blame and the solution lie with the County. 🌳 DeKalb cannot continue to ignore the thousands of residents who continue to oppose & urge the return of 40 acres of park TO THE PEOPLE! Residents lost valuable parkland & natural resources that are now threatened by DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT. 👎 no, no, no. #Join US to tell the CEO: Shiny new park infrastructure cannot replace the public greenspace we lost. Require the 40 acres and return ALL OF OUR PARK! ##stoptheswap #lorraine4change @tedterry1 @commissionertedterry @dekalbwaterwatch @gasierraclub @saveweelaunee @keyannafordekalb @dekalbdemocrats @nicolehorn4ga

IT'S NOT OVER! 40 Acres of Intrenchment Creek Park are on the line. Write DeKalb decision makers NOW. . . . DeKalb: Return the 40 Acres of Swapped Parkland to the People! Buy it back now while you have the leverage to mediate with Blackhall/Millsap. Now is the time to make this right. . . . Link in bio or SouthRiverGa.org/blog @dekalbwaterwatch @dekalbdemocrats @dekalblgbtqdemocrats @saveweelaunee @stopcopcity @defendatlantaforest @gasierraclub @wawa_online #stoptheswap @lorraine4change @michellefordekalb @tedterry1 @commissionertedterry @meredadjohnson @nmassiah

Free to See! 🎥 This Friday at GSU CineFest at noon ☀️ 66 Courtland St SE #262 Atlanta, GA 30303 💙 Thanks to @gsugeosciences @georgiastateuniversity COMMUNITY SOIL AIR & WATER #CSAW and @riverkeeperfilm for providing this free screening. #riverkeeperfilm #srwa #southriverga @gsucinefest

ACT NOW: Tell Dekalb you want ALL of Intrenchment Creek Park back. Now is the time! 💚 IT’S EASY! Link in bio or go to SouthRiverGa.org/blog #stoptheswap @dekalbwaterwatch @keyannafordekalb @commissionertedterry @neighborsofgreshampark @eaca1980

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