Plantlanta 2024: Becoming Friends of Parks and Trees
Join us for Plantlanta 2024
Friday & Saturday, November 8 – 9, 2024
Across the City of Atlanta, 12 Planting Projects in 12 City Council Districts
Hundreds of Volunteers to Plant 800 Trees Across Atlanta in One Weekend
2024 is our ninth year of Plantlanta, our single largest planting event in each of the 12 City Council Districts of Atlanta. This year, all 12 of our planting projects will be hosted at a city park where we’ll collaborate with Park Pride and their Friends of Parks groups!
There are many reasons to be Friends of Parks and Trees! Parks are a place where communities can gather, play, and enjoy nature in the city. Trees are not only iconic features of parks, they also provide real benefits. Trees increase mental health effects, offer shade from summer heat, and decrease stormwater runoff. Many of our parks are located near stream buffers, and trees and parks help to protect our watersheds.
This is an invitation to join us for Plantlanta 2024! You can be a part of Plantlanta 2024 by signing up for a project today and inviting a friend to join you. Introducing others to new communities across Atlanta and to the power of community forestry is a key benefit of Plantlanta. Planting tasks include digging holes with shovels/mattocks, untangling roots with your hands, mulching, watering, and cleaning up your area. Tree planting can be physically strenuous — be ready to break a sweat and get dirty!
This year we are excited to collaborate with Park Pride, an organization working with Atlanta communities to enhance parks and greenspaces through advocacy, volunteerism, and capital improvements. They strive to help every community achieve their vision of a great park. Attend your District’s project to meet new neighbors and plant new trees in a park near you!
Trees Atlanta Plantlanta 2024 Project Sites – Sign Up Today!
To register to volunteer, please click the registration link for each project site below. Specific information about individual shifts and meeting locations are provided.
Friday, Nov. 8
| District 3 | Kathryn Johnston Park | Named after Kathryn Johnston, a 92 year old matriarch of the English Avenue community. The site doubles as a stormwater retention area for the neighborhood. | ||
| District 4 | Rosa L. Burney/Windsor Park | Named after Rosa L. Burney, an educator and dietician from Southwest Atlanta who helped revitalize the Mechanicsville neighborhood. | ||
| District 5 | Lake Claire Park | Named as a shorthand for two nearby street: Lakeshore Dr and Claire Dr. An especially green and canopied park thanks to the work of dedicated neighbors. | ||
| District 6 | Orme Park | Renovated in 2011 thanks to the “Friends of Orme Park” group. | ||
| District 7 | Duck Pond | Over 100 years old, this park is a central point for the Peachtree Heights East neighborhood and is an important bird habitat. | ||
| District 9 | Grove Park | A delightful green oasis offering a covered pavilion, tennis courts, playground, and spacious fields. |
Saturday, Nov. 9
| District 1 | Phoenix Parks | Built to serve as warm-up facilities for the 1996 Olympic track athletes competing at the adjacent Cheney stadium. | ||
| District 2 | Flowering Forest | Meant to honor late Congressman John Lewis, this park is experiencing a massive rejuvenation effort to bring early spring flowers to the site. | ||
| District 8 | Atlanta Memorial Park | The city’s third largest public park and site of the Civil War Battle of Peachtree Creek, which it was named for. | ||
| District 10 | Dr. Mary Shy Scott | Named after Dr. Mary Shy Scott, who was the President of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. | ||
| District 11 | Deerwood Park | A tranquil setting sprawling with green spaces and walking trails. | ||
| District 12 | Adair Park II | Once the site of a lumber mill and factory, this land was converted to a park around 1980 |
Are you a neighborhood leader or want to be one? If your neighborhood is in or near one of the Plantlanta planting sites, help us get your neighbors signed up to volunteer! Contact: neighborwoods@treesatlanta.org
Follow Trees Atlanta and keep an eye on our @treesatlanta social media accounts and help your neighbors know to join you at Plantlanta.
