By Michael Halicki, Park Pride's Executive Director Featured photo above: Park Pride and the "green shirt army" supported the increased budget for parks and recreation at City Hall with: Commissioner of Parks […]

By Deron Davis, State Director, The Nature Conservancy in Georgia As we reach the midpoint of another Georgia summer, many people are enjoying time on the coast with family and friends. […]

By Ted Terry, Mayor of Clarkston, Georgia and George Dusenbury, The Trust for Public Land’s Executive Director in Georgia Tucked between Stone Mountain and Decatur lies the tiny community of Clarkston. […]

by Michael Halicki, Executive Director, Park Pride This column by Michael Halicki originally appeared in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies Magazine, and is republished by permission of Georgia State […]

By: LA Allen, M.Ed., Youth and Outreach Manager, The Nature Conservancy in Georgia What does the future hold for Georgia? It’s a big question, and one to which conservation professionals like […]

(Above) First proposed by The Trust for Public Land in 2005, Westside Park at Bellwood Quarry is an example of the long-term investments continuing to improve Atlanta’s park system. By George Dusenbury, Executive […]

Photo above: Consultant Tia McCoy leads a 2017 homeowner empowerment workshop By David A. Jackson, Deputy Executive Director, Atlanta BeltLine Partnership A key part of the Atlanta BeltLine Partnership’s (ABP) mission is […]

By Austin Tadlock, Park Pride’s Program Associate In Atlanta, a city of rapid growth and change, there is an emerging trend that redefines how we measure impact. In contrast to the […]

By: Nancy Clair Laird McInaney, trustee, The Nature Conservancy in Georgia I never thought turning over rocks looking for spring lizards would turn into a career.  But somehow it did. My […]