Trees Atlanta's Forest Restoration program brings communities and municipalities together to restore Atlanta's remaining forest spaces. Although hundreds of acres of greenspace have recently been protected inside I-285, very little effort has gone into restoring the nature of these spaces. Invasive plants choking out natives, trash dumping and encroachment are just a few of the problems addressed by the Forest Restoration program.
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IForest Restoration Projects

Beecher Hills Greenway is part of a 170 acre forest in Southwest Atlanta on the north fork of Utoy Creek. It was purchased by the city in 2003 as part of the greenway acquisition project. Trees Atlanta is working with the West Atlanta Watershed Alliance, the City of Atlanta, Hands on Atlanta, the National Wildlife Federation, and other groups to restore this space to it's natural beauty.

Connally Nature Park is a 30 acre forest in East Point Georgia with a dozen White Oaks over 200 years old. It is home to the largest White Oak in Georgia. It also has a rare population of Pink Lady Slippers. Trees Atlanta is working with the community and school groups to remove invasive species that are threatening the health of this forest.

East Side Greenway is a collection of recently purchased greenspaces in the Kirkwood neighborhood of Atlanta. Trees Atlanta is working with the neighborhood association to remove invasive plants and improve the safety of these spaces.

Oakhurst Greenspace is a 10 acre site south of Agnes Scott College that Trees Atlanta has been restoring for 5 years with help from the Friends of Oakhurst Greenspace (FROGS.) It is our most complete restoration. Invasives were removed and replaced with native plants.  We continue to monitor and remove invasive plants, and have recently expanded the managed area.

The Morningside Nature Preserve is a 30 acre forest in the Morningside Neighborhood of Atlanta. This forest was saved through a partnership between the neighborhood, the City of Atlanta and the Nature Conservancy. Trees Atlanta is working with The Morningside Nature Preserve Steering Committee to bring volunteer groups in to remove invasive Chinese Privet and English Ivy which are threatening a band of native plants that exist between the two invasions.

Trees Atlanta also works with other communities in planning their restoration projects. We provide advice to communities on topics such as invasive removal and volunteer coordination. We also have a listserve of community members interested in forest restoration. We have hosted 2 Forsest Restoration conferences in past years and produced a greenspace manual guiding citizens through evaluating, protecting and improving their community greenspaces.

For more information about Trees Atlanta's Forest Restoration program, please contact Robby Astrove robby(at)treesatlanta.org.

We appreciate the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation for their on-going support.