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Rivers Alive Cleanup! Environmental Education Kick-off Event |
Join
the Fun – Clean our Waterways – Make a Difference!
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When: |
Saturday, October 27th 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Come when you can! |
Where: |
Bailey Farm & Gardens 255 Hickory Flat Road Alpharetta, Ga. 30004 |
For our 2007-2008 Environmental Education kick-off
event, Summit Hill, Crabapple Crossing, Cogburn, Northwestern, Hopewell and
Milton students and families - along with local scout troops - are teaming up again
with our dedicated Partner in Education, Bill Bailey & Julie Zahner Bailey
of Bailey Farm & Gardens, to help clean up Little River and other
waterways in Milton. Little River is a threatened waterway in the Etowah
Watershed and home to federally endangered Cherokee Darter.
What is River’s Alive?
Rivers Alive is Georgia's annual volunteer waterway
cleanup event targeting waterways in the State including streams, rivers,
lakes, beaches, and wetlands. The Rivers Alive mission is to create awareness and
involvement in the preservation of Georgia's water resources. This annual October event is sponsored by the
Georgia Department of Natural Resources'. Participants will receive a free
Rivers Alive T-shirt or patch.
Fun, Environmental Education
Activities:
- Saturday October 27th , 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
- Hands-on, educational
programs presented by wetland experts
- We’ll clean-up Little
River and other local waterways – Bring
your waders and rubber boots!
- Puppet Show presented
featuring “Dr. Rotten and the Evil Planet Polluters”
- Firefighters from
Station #43 on hand for “Touch a Truck” & Fire Safety activities
- Environscape demonstration for non-point source pollution education
- Best Practices Septic
Tank Maintenance Exhibit
- Adopt a Stream
Information and Displays including storm drain stenciling and more
- Parking available at
Bailey Farm & Gardens, 255 Hickory Flat Road
This hands-on environmental education opportunity
will teach young and old alike about the importance of taking care of our local
wetlands and waterways.
How to Register?
Contact: Bill Bailey & Julie Zahner Bailey of
Bailey Farm & Gardens, a dedicated Partner in Education for Milton cluster
schools. Bill serves on the Local School Advisory Council
for Northwestern and Milton and has served on the Summit Hill’s Executive PTA and
the Crabapple PTA and is a Fulton County Master Gardener. Julie is a Milton
City Council member and a long time community volunteer and a regular
substitute teacher at Summit Hill and Crabapple Elementary. RSVP’s are helpful. We look forward to hearing that you can join
us!
Email:
[email protected]
or call Bill Bailey, 770-364-1239 (Bill’s cell) or 404-310-6344
(Julie’s cell) or 770-664-5529 (home).
“Touch the earth, love the
earth, honor the earth, her plains, her valleys, her hills, and her seas;
rest your spirit in her
solitary places”. Ernest Dimnet