Conserve the 4-0-Forest 2025: A Legacy of Restoration
Friday Project Sites | Saturday Project Sites
Join us for Conserve the 4-0-Forest, a volunteer weekend dedicated to restoring and protecting Atlanta’s urban forests! On Friday, April 18 and Saturday, April 19, we’ll be working at 12 project sites across Atlanta and Decatur, removing invasive species and caring for the trees that make our city greener.
This is a call to action for our 4-0-Forest! Evoking Atlanta’s oldest area code (404), Conserve the 4-0-Forest is a hometown shoutout for our love of trees through community action and forest restoration. Trees Atlanta will teach volunteers to identify common invasive plant species and how to remove them while working together in the 4-0-Forest project sites.
This year, in honor of our 40th Anniversary Celebration, we’re returning to some of the very first sites where Trees Atlanta began restoration work — our legacy sites! These parks and greenspaces hold a special place in our history and are a testament to decades of dedication to forest restoration. By revisiting these sites, we’re not just maintaining the progress we’ve made, we’re celebrating the lasting impact of collaborative and community-driven conservation.
Sign up to be part of the effort! Whether you’re an experienced volunteer or new to forest restoration, everyone is welcome. Want to prepare ahead of time? Explore our resources to learn more.
Let’s take care of the 4-0-Forest together!
Conserve the 4-0-Forest 2025 Project Sites
Click the registration link for each project below to sign up. Specific information about individual shifts and meeting locations are provided.
Friday, April 18
Connally Nature Park (East Point) – Trees Atlanta helped save!
- Work Began: 2000
- In 2000, Trees Atlanta helped save Connally Nature Park to protect the Champion White Oak and Pink Lady’s Slipper orchid, with support from the Blank Foundation and the Turner Foundation.
Underwood Hills Park (Underwood Hills)
- Work Began: 2007
- Georgia Power funded restoration work to combat invasive encroachment, but kudzu remains an ongoing challenge.
Freedom Park (Candler Park, Inman Park, Poncey-Highland, Old Forth Ward, Sweet Auburn)
- Work Began: 2001
- Trees Atlanta, Freedom Park Conservancy, and The Carter Center teamed up to tackle kudzu throughout the entire park.
Brownwood Park (East Atlanta Village)
- Work Began: 2004
- Community-driven efforts addressed kudzu, privet, and bamboo with the help of Trees Atlanta and local advocates.
Chosewood Park (Chosewood Park)
- Work Began: 2016
- Trees Atlanta partnered with a Chosewood Park neighborhood group to remove English ivy and improve trail visibility.
Westside Park – Proctor Creek Greenway (Rockdale)
- Work Began: 2017
- A priority site identified by the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability, where Trees Atlanta continues to clear invasive species along Proctor Creek.
Saturday, April 19
Whittier Mill Park (Whittier Mill Village)
- Work Began: 2000
- After tree planting projects in the park, community members requested help with invasive plant removal.
Kirkwood Urban Forest (Kirkwood)
- Work Began: 2003
- A collaborative effort turned unused land into a community greenspace with an orchard, garden, and trails. Trees Atlanta helped with Kudzu treatment and native species replanting.
Morningside Nature Preserve (Morningside/Lenox Park) – Trees Atlanta helped save!
- Work Began: 2003
- Trees Atlanta helped save this space from development with key funding from the Blank Foundation, and later helped expand the park by removing invasive species.
Cascade Springs Nature Preserve (Cascade Heights)
- Work Began: 2007
- One of the first major restoration projects at Trees Atlanta, focusing on invasive species removal and native replanting.
South Bend Park (Lakewood Heights)
- Work Began: 2011
- Identified as a priority sites for invasive species management following an invasive species threat study. Private funding allowed us to remove invasive species, including kudzu and Japanese knotweed.
Agnes Scott Greenspace (Decatur)
- Work Began: 1999
- Our first ever invasive removal project, which mobilized the community to protect Oakhurst’s greenspaces.
Become a Neighborhood Leader!
If you’re passionate about your local environment and live near one of our Conserve the 4-0-Forest project sites, help rally your community to get involved!
Published: March 21, 2025
