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Allatoona Lake
Trash and debris clean-up along 200 miles of shoreline
Contact: Deborah Millsap
Agency: Lake Allatoona Preservation Authority
Phone: (770) 235-9294
On the Web: allatoona.org
Location: Lakeside Drive | Acworth, Georgia 30101
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Alternative Start Date: 2010-09-18
Alternative End Date: 2010-09-18
Amicalola Falls State Park
Park-wide and highway trash pick-up. Weeding, mulching and pruning at Visitor Center, Lodge, Pond, and Top of Falls locations. Trail maintenance. Visitor Center and Lodge exterior and interior cleaning.
Contact: Kathy Brigman, President
Agency: Friends of Amicalola Falls S. P.
Phone: (706) 579-1575
On the Web: www.friendsofamicalolafalls.org
Location: 418 Amicalola Falls Lodge Rd. | Dawsonville, Georgia 30534
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Carters Lake
Lakeshore cleanup, construction of fish attractors, landscaping projects, clearing of vista's, bridge construction, trail maintenance, clearing limbs along roadsides, and tree planting
Contact: Jeff Pobieglo
Agency: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Phone: (706) 334-2248
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Location: 1850 Carters Dam Road | Oakman, Georgia 30732
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Clay Pioneer Cemetery
1. Invasive Plant Removal 2. General Site Clean Up
Contact: Earl Williamson, RN
Agency: East Side Parks Network
Phone: (404) 378-9599
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Location: 30 Clifton Street NE | Atlanta, Georgia 30317
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Cloudland Canyon State Park
General maintenance.
Contact: Christine Rose
Agency: Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites
Phone: (706) 657-4050
On the Web: www.georgiastateparks.org/cloudland
Location: 122 Cloudland Canyon Park Rd. | Rising Fawn, Georgia 30738
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Cumming, Georgia Area
Work projects are being planned and more information forthcoming soon.
Contact: Don Hansen
Agency: Forsyth County - Georgia
Phone: (770) 880-6940
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Location: 7265 Valance Lane | Cumming, Georgia 30040
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Fort King George State Historic Site
General maintenance.
Contact: Jason L. Baker
Agency: Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Phone: (912) 437-4770
On the Web: www.gastateparks.org/fortkinggeorge
Location: 302 McIntosh Rd. SE | Darien, Georgia 31305
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Fort Pulaski National Monument
Clean-up marsh, picnic area, trails and visitor center; painting and landscaping.
Contact: Ranger Calhoun
Agency: National Park Service
Phone: (912) 786-5787 ext 209
On the Web: www.nps.gov/fopu
Location: U.S. Hwy 80 East | Savannah, GA, Georgia 31410
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Fort Yargo State Park
General maintenance.
Contact: Jamie Fergerson
Agency: REI Atlanta
Phone: 404.633.6508
On the Web: www.rei.com/atlanta
Location: 210 S. Broad Street | Winder, Georgia 30680
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Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites
State parks throughout Georgia will complete a variety of service projects. Check back for more opportunities or contact Damon Kirkpatrick.
Contact: Damon Kirkpatrick
Agency: Friends of Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites
Phone: (770) 975-7533
On the Web: www.friendsofgastateparks.org
Location: 781 Red Top Mountain Rd. | Cartersville, Georgia 30121
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Hamburg State Park
Clean up flower beds by office. PLant new flowers under signs. Clean mill. CLean office.
Contact: Mary Jo Sheppard
Agency: Friends of Hamburg State Park
Phone: (478) 232-0010
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Location: Hamburg State Park Road | Mitchell, Georgia 31089
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Hart State Outdoor Recreation Area
Clean rest rooms, Paint picinic tables,clean fire pits, clean lake shoreline, paint grills
Contact: Bob Smithson
Agency: Friends of Hart State Recreation Area
Phone: (419) 234-7079
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Location: 1515 Hart State Park Road | Hartwell, Georgia 30643
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Hartwell Lake
The Hartwell Lake Clean Up Campaign occurs all over Lake Hartwell. Volunteers can clean up a location of their choice or clean locations suggested by Corps staff.
Contact: Scott DeMore
Agency: US Army Corps of Engineers
Phone: (706) 856-0341
On the Web: www.sas.usace.army.mil/lakes/hartwell/
Location: 5625 Anderson Highway | Hartwell, Georgia 30643
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Alternative Start Date: 2010-08-15
Alternative End Date: 2010-09-25
Indian Springs State Park
Volunteers will assist in Kid's Fishing Rodeo (teaching catch & relase fishing ethics) and also in a night hay ride for registered campers (to create awarness about our local state parks).
Contact: Sarah E. Saunders
Agency: Deparment of Natural Resources
Phone: (770) 504-2277
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Location: 678 Lake Clark Rd. | Flovilla, Georgia 30216
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Kirkwood Urban Forest Park
1. Invasive Plant Removal 2. Blazing and mulching trails 3. General Site Clean Up
Contact: Earl Williamson, RN
Agency: East Side Parks Network
Phone: (404) 378-9599
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Location: 133 Dearborn Street SE | Atlanta, Georgia 30317
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Lake Allatoona, Georgia
Remove trash and debris from the shoreline, part of the 25th Annual Great Lake Allatoona Clean-up.
Contact: Deborah Millsap
Agency: Lake Allatoona Preservation Authority
Phone: (770) 704-2770
On the Web: allatoonacleanup.org
Location: | Acworth, Georgia 30101
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Alternative Start Date: 2010-09-18
Alternative End Date: 2010-09-18
Lake Lanier
Join Lake Lanier Association's 22nd Annual Shore Sweep.
Remove shoreline debris. Trash bags are available for pick-up at participating parks and marinas. Volunteers will receive a 2010 Shore SweepT-shirt and may attend the volunteer appreciation party afterwards at Van Pugh Park north.Contact: Vicki Barnhorst
Agency: Lake Lanier Association
Phone: (770) 503-7757
On the Web: www.lakelanier.org
Location: 615 Oak Street | Gainesville, Georgia 30501
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Laura S. Walker State Park
General maintenance.
Contact: Wade Huffman
Agency: Georgia Department of Natural Resouces/Parks, Recreation and Historic Sites Division
Phone: (912) 287-4900
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Location: 5653 Laura Walker Road | Waycross, Georgia 31503
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Little Nancy Creek Park
Removing invasive species, planting native species and spreading mulch
Contact: Lisa Dickerson
Agency: Friends of Little Nancy Creek Park
Phone: (404) 842-0049
On the Web: www.littlenancycreekpark.org
Location: 4012 Peachtree Dunwoody Road | Atlanta, Georgia 30342
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Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site
Volunteers will gather at the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site Visitor Center at 450 Auburn Ave, Atlanta, GA at 8:30am for volunteer registration. Volunteer activities will begin at 9:00am and include various projects focused on restoring historic houses adjacent to Martin Luther King Jr’s first home. Other activities will include weeding, painting and mulching around the site.
Bobby Cato may also be contacted about this project at bcato@neefusa.org or (202) 321-1731. To contact Marty Smith, email marty_smith@nps.gov or call (404) 331-6922 ext.3600
Contact: Andrew Callens & Marty Smith, NPS/Bobby Cato, NEEF
Agency: NPS
Phone: (404) 867-1589
On the Web: www.nps.gov/MALU
Location: 450 Auburn Ave | Atlanta, Georgia 30312
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Mountian View Park/Lake Sidney Lanier
Shoreline and closed park area cleanup.
Contact: Allen Zylstra
Agency: US Army Corps of Engineers
Phone: (770) 945-9531
On the Web: lanier.sam.usace.army.mil/index.htm
Location: 5450 Old 141 Rd | Gainesville, Georgia 30501
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Mt. Tabor Park
We'll be focused on finish work on the 3rd and final mountain bike loop located within the boudaries of the park. There is one realignment on loop 2 that has to happen before our festival on October 1st. It's a very short realignment so it won't take long. We hope to see ya'll out there!
Contact: Scott Martin
Agency: Paulding SORBA (Southern Off Road Bicycling Association)
Phone: (770) 820-9201
On the Web: www.pauldingsorba.org
Location: 1550 East Paulding Drive | Dallas, Georgia 30157
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New Echota-Cherokee Capital State Historic Site
Cut invasive privet.
Contact: David Gomez
Agency: Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Phone: (706) 624-1321
On the Web: www.georgiastateparks.org
Location: 1211 Chatsworth Hwy 225 N. | Calhoun, Georgia 30701
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Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
Activities include maintenance on the historic Chesser Island Homestead and upland trail maintenance. Free hot dogs and refreshments for participants
Contact: Gracie Gooch
Agency: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Phone: 912-496-7836
On the Web: www.fws.gov/okefenokee
Location: 2700 Suwannee Canal Road | Folkston, Georgia 31537
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Reed Bingham State Park
Volunteers will be doing a shoreline cleanup around the lake.
Contact: Suzanne Passmore
Agency: Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Phone: (229) 896-3551
On the Web: 1
Location: 542 Reed Bingham Rd | Adel, Georgia 31620
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Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake
Pick up trash from shoreline, roads, and lake areas . Trash bags will be provided. Volunteers can clean up a location of their choice or clean locations suggested by Corps staff.
Contact: Ed Faust
Agency: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Phone: (706) 213-3400
On the Web: www.sas.usace.army.mil/lakes/russell/
Location: 4144 Russell Dam Drive | Elberton, Georgia 30635
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Alternative Start Date: 2010-08-14
Alternative End Date: 2010-09-25
Richard B. Russell Project
General maintenance.
Contact: Ed Faust
Agency: US Army Corps of Engineers
Phone: (706) 231-3416
On the Web: www.sas.usace.army.mil/lakes/russell/
Location: 4144 Russell Dam Dr. | Elberton, Georgia 30635
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Alternative Start Date: 2010-08-14
Alternative End Date: 2010-09-25
Seminole State Park
Help us celebrate "Save My State Parks Day" by volunteering to pressure washing our camping facilities and painting our arrows on our asphalt. Our "Seminole Friends Group" will be coordinators for this event... Donations accepted.
Contact: David Jordan
Agency: Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites
Phone: (229) 861-3137
On the Web: www.gastateparks.org/seminole
Location: 7870 State Park Drive | Donalsonville, Georgia 39845
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Sweetwater Creek State Park
1)cleanup and light trail maintenance on hiking trails 2) planting of native grass seedlings 3)removal of invasive plants (Chinese Privet and Olive)
Contact: Don Scarbrough
Agency: Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources (DNR)
Phone: (770) 732-5871
On the Web: www.gastateparks.org
Location: 1750 Mount Vernon Rd. | Lithia Springs, Georgia 30122
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Walter F. George Lake
General lake clean-up
Contact: Michael Smith
Agency: US Army Corps of Engineers
Phone: (229) 768-2516
On the Web: walterfgeorge.sam.usace.army.mil
Location: 427 Eufaula Rd | Ft. Gaines, Georgia 31831
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Alternative Start Date: 2010-09-25
Alternative End Date: 2010-09-25
West Point Project
Pick up trash from shoreline areas throughout the project. Volunteers will be provided with gloves and trash bags.
Contact: Steven Rector
Agency: US Army Corps of Engineers
Phone: (706) 645-2937
On the Web: westpt.sam.usace.army.mil
Location: 500 Resource Management Drive | West Point, Georgia 31833
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