2008 Atlanta Area Cleanup Events

State-wide Cleanups


There are over 69 cleanups in the Atlanta area

 

 


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Bartow County Waterway Watershed Association Cleanup Date Contact Name Daytime phone Evening phone Email Website Age
Bartow Etowah River and its tributaries Coosa Keep Bartow Beautiful,Mountain District EPD,Bartow County 4-H,U. S. Army Corps of Engineers - Allatoona Project 16-Oct-06 Melissa Phillips 770/387-5167
phillipsm@bartowga.org www.bartowga.org/kbb/ 13 years old and up
Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb Allatoona Lake Coosa U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 9/23/2006 Virginia Bjornson

virginia.e.bjornson@sam.usace.army.mil http://allatoona.sam.usace.army.mil all ages
Cherokee County Waterway Watershed Association Cleanup Date Contact Name Daytime phone Evening phone Email Website Age
Cherokee
Select one City of Holly Springs
Karen Norred 7703455536 7703786328 knorred@hollyspringsga.net www.hollyspringsga.net all ages
Cherokee Noonday Creek Chattahoochee City of Woodstock 21-Oct-06 Donna Godfrey 678-445-6518
dgodfrey@woodstockga.gov www.woodstockga.gov all ages
Cherokee Little River Coosa CCWSA, Cherokee County Recycling Center, Cherokee Parks and Recreation 10/14/2006 Lori Forrester 770-591-7156 ext. 3 770-355-64777 brenaucrew@hotmail.com
all ages
Cherokee Little River and surrounding creeks and land Coosa Little River Valley Association 9/23/2006 Ben and Linda Statham 770-475-9214 same

all ages
Cherokee, Bartow, Cobb Allatoona Lake Coosa U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 9/23/2006 Virginia Bjornson

virginia.e.bjornson@sam.usace.army.mil http://allatoona.sam.usace.army.mil all ages
Cherokee Etowah River Coosa Cherokee County Recycling Center, Cherokee County School District, City of Canton, Upper Etowah River Alliance, Celebrate Etowah, Inc., Cherokee County Water & Sewerage Authority, Waste Management, Inc. and Goldkist, inc. 10/21/2006 Stan Hall 770-517-7650


all ages
Clayton County Waterway Watershed Association Cleanup Date Contact Name Daytime phone Evening phone Email Website Age
Clayton Flint River Flint Keep Clayton County Beautiful, Cla yton County Water Authority, Clayton County Public Schools 10/14/2006 Edie Yongue 770-473-5996 770-478-8395 edie.yongue@co.clayton.ga.us co.clayton.ga.us clink on hot links Keep Clayton County Beautiful 10 years old and up
Cobb County Waterway Watershed Association Cleanup Date Contact Name Daytime phone Evening phone Email Website Age
Cobb Chattahoochee River Chattahoochee River Preserve, River Park, River Point 9/23/2006 Joanne Wallace 678.638.6320 770.605.6949 jwallace@greystar.com
all ages
Cobb Chattahoochee River Chattahoochee BellSouth Pioneers Northwest Metro Council & Club 9/30/2006 Nancy Stoeppelwerth 404 986-3886 x9-32028 770 426-4444 nstoppy@bellsouth.net n/a all ages
Cobb Chattahoochee and Sope Creek Chattahoochee Keep Marietta Beautiful; Marietta Water 9-30-06; and first or second week of Oct. joan ellars

jellars@mariettaga.gov mariettaga.gov 13 years old and up
Cobb TBA Chattahoochee Cobb County Adopt-A-Stream, Cobb County Parks - Natural Resource Management Unit, Keep CobbBeautiful 10/7/2006 Jennifer McCoy 770 528-1482
jennifer.mccoy@cobbcounty.org
5 years old and up
Cobb, Bartow, Cherokee Allatoona Lake Coosa U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 9/23/2006 Virginia Bjornson

virginia.e.bjornson@sam.usace.army.mil http://allatoona.sam.usace.army.mil all ages
Cobb  GB's Lake and Streams Chattahoochee Covered Bridge Academy 9/1/2006 Mary Gilbert
770-801-8292 ton180@hotmail.com
8 years old and up
Cobb  Rottenwood Creek Chattahoochee Keep Smyrna Beautiful, Keep Marietta Beautiful, Keep Cobb Beautiful 9/30/2006 Ann Kirk 770-431-2863 770-827-1463 akirk@ci.smyrna.ga.us www.smyrnacity.com 13 years old and up
Cobb/Fulton Chattahoochee River Chattahoochee Georgia Power/Plant McDonough 10/4/2006 Kay Farner 404-792-5355 770-964-8057 kcfarner@southernco.com
13 years old and up
Coweta County Waterway Watershed Association Cleanup Date Contact Name Daytime phone Evening phone Email Website Age
Coweta Chattahoochee River Chattahoochee Georgia Power Company Plant Yates, Arnco Sargent Elementary School, Whitesburg Elementary School, Newnan High School 9/23/2006 David Parks 770-252-0253 770-251-1961

all ages
Coweta County
Chattahoochee Coweta County Stormwater Management, Coweta County Extension 10/14/2006 Cameron Kerr
(404) 732-6286

10 years old and up
DeKalb County Waterway Watershed Association Cleanup Date Contact Name Daytime phone Evening phone Email Website Age
DeKalb South River Ocmulgee DeKalb County Public Works, Keep DeKalb Beautiful, Hands-On-Atlanta 7-Oct-06 Dave Butler 404-371-2540


10 years old and up
DeKalb Local creek into Nancy Creek Chattahoochee Huntley HIlls Watershed, Chamblee Community Wildlife Habitat 7-Oct-06 Kay Packard 770-451-6079
kpackard@bellsouth.net I wish!!! all ages
DeKalb Rock Creek and South Fork Peachtree Creek Chattahoochee Rock Creek Watershed Alliance 10/7/2006 Barbara Baggerman



5 years old and up
DeKalb Wildcat Creek Chattahoochee Dunwoody Nature Center at 5343 Roberts Drive 9/16/2006 Claire Hayes 770-394-3322
claire@dunwoodynature.org; lauren@dunwoodynature.org www.dunwoodynature.org 8 years old and up
DeKalb South River Ocmulgee Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve, a DeKalb County Parks and Recreation Division 9/16/2006 Mary Terry 770-484-3060
MJTerry@co.dekalb.ga.us www.arabiaalliance.org;www.co.dekalb.ga.us/Parks 10 years old and up
DeKalb S Peachtree Creek Chattahoochee Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve & Hands On Atlanta 10/7/2006 Mitch Russell 404.406.3461
russelle@bellsouth.net www.cshepherdpreserve.org all ages - 11 years and below must have chaperone
DeKalb Lullwater Creek Chattahoochee The Paideia School; The 1027 Church Group 10/07.06 Tania Herbert 404-377-2206 404-377-2206 warmpoet@bellsouth.net
all ages
DeKalb Oakhurst Community Garden (meeting place), Dearborn Park, Midway Woods & Columbia Seminary School Ocmulgee Shoal Creek Watershed Association, Midway Woods Neighbourhood Association, Oakhurst Community Garden 9/7/2006 Carrie Davis (404) 935-1887


all ages
DeKalb Burnt Fork Creek Chattahoochee Burnt Fork Creek Alliance, Arbor Montessori School, Boy Scout Troop 103, Cub Scout Pack 103 10/7/2006 Gavin McDonald 770-587-7583 404-321-3583 kimberlm@bellsouth.net http://www.geocities.com/burntforkwa/page3.htm all ages
DeKalb South River Ocmulgee DeKalb County, Keep DeKalb Beautiful 10/7/2006 Amber Greer


www.co.dekalb.ga.us/beautiful 8 years old and up
Douglas County Waterway Watershed Association Cleanup Date Contact Name Daytime phone Evening phone Email Website Age
Douglas Anneewakee Creek Chattahoochee Boy Scout Troop 745 10/21/2006 Johnny Barron 770-920-3835 770-489-0455 jbarron@ddcwsa.com
8 years old and up
Douglas Sweetwater Creek, park and park trails Chattahoochee Friends of Sweetwater Creek State Park 10/21/2006 Beverly Nelson 770-732-5871 770-459-1946 bnelson@friendsofsweetwatercreek.org www.friendsofsweetwatercreek.org 8 years old and up
Douglas dog river Chattahoochee boy scouts of america troop 900, packs 900 & 1900, douglasville/douglas county water and sewer authority, douglas county parks and recreation 10/7/2006 james hembree 770-550-6710 770-942-9444

8 years old and up
Fayette County Waterway Watershed Association Cleanup Date Contact Name Daytime phone Evening phone Email Website Age
Fayette Morning Creek Flint Line Creek Association of Fayette County and Fayette County 11/4/2006 Dennis Chase 770-719-8425 770-719-8425 dechase65@hotmail.com not available at this time all ages
Fayette Flat Creek Flint Line Creek Association of Fayette County and Peachtree City 10/21/2006 Dennis Chase 770-719-8425 770-719-8425
not available at this time 5 years old and up
Fayette Ginger Cake Creek Flint Line Creek Association of Fayette County and Fayetteville 10/28/2006 Dennis Chase 770-719-8425 770-719-8425 dechase65@hotmail.com not available at this time all ages
Fayette Flint River Flint Girl Scouts Troop 513 August/September 06 Donna Bonner 404-305-5987 770-306-8214

all ages
Forsyth County Waterway Watershed Association Cleanup Date Contact Name Daytime phone Evening phone Email Website Age
Forsyth Etowah River Coosa Keep Forsyth County Beautiful Oct. Tammy Wright 770 205-4573 770 894-4352
forsythco.com all ages
Forsyth Kelly Mill Creek, Settingdown Creek and James Creek Chattahoochee Keep Forsyth County Beautiful 10/21/2006 Tammy Wright 770 205-4573 770 894-4352
forsythco.com all ages
Forsyth Sawnee Creek, Chattahoochee City of Cumming 10/14/06 Franklin Wagner 770-781-2020 404-597-4626
www.cummingutilities.com 5 years old and up
Forsyth To be determined Chattahoochee Sharon Elementary Pack 415 9/24/2006 Dick Cline 770-781-6243
dickcline@hooverprecision.com http://www.packsonline.com/ga/415/ all ages
Forsyth & Gwinnett Chattahoochee River below Dam Chattahoochee Buford by the Sea Paddle Club 10/7/2006 Bonny Putney 404-216-9351
bpputney@bellsouth.net damcanoe.com 13 years old and up
Forsyth Johns Creek Chattahoochee Johns Creek Software 14-Oct-06 Steve Cheatham 770-887-7967 770-887-7967
http://creekkeeper.org all ages
Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall, White, Dawson Lake Lanier Chattahoochee Lake Lanier Association 9/30/2006 Bonny Putney 404-216-9351
bpputney@bellsouth.net lakelanier.org all ages
Fulton County Waterway Watershed Association Cleanup Date Contact Name Daytime phone Evening phone Email Website Age
Fulton Camp Creek/Utoy Spring/Flint Basin Select one Keep East Point Beautiful 9-Sep-06 Frances Kennedy 404-762-5326 678-429-7919 fkennedy@eastpointcity.org
all ages
Fulton Foe Killer Creek Chattahoochee Fulton Science Academy 9/30/2006 Aladdin Akgul 404.542.1382 404.542.1382 aakgul@fultonscience.org fultonscience.org 5 years old and up
Fulton TBD Select one Georgia Aquairum TBD Kim Morris-Zarneke 404-581-4192
kzarneke@georgiaaquarium.org
8 years old and up
Fulton Chattahoochee River Chattahoochee Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper & Turner Broadcasting 9/9/2006 Birgit Bolton 404.352.9828 ext. 24
bbolton@ucriverkeeper.org www.chattahoochee.org all ages
Fulton Chattahoochee River Chattahoochee Keep Roswell Beautiful, City of Alpharetta, City of Roswell, Keep Sandy Springs North Fulton Beautiful, Harry's Farmer Market, Chattahoochee Nature Center, SuperTarget, Starbucks 9/30/2006 Janet Liberman 770.641.3715 770.641.3715 jliberman@ci.roswell.ga.us www.keeproswellbeautiful.org 8 years old and up
Fulton Utoy Creek Chattahoochee Fulton County Public Works 10/7/2006 Sharon Smith 404-730-8006 404-790-8745 sharon.smith@fultoncountyga.gov
all ages
Fulton & Cobb Chattahoochee River Chattahoochee Georgia Power/Plant McDonough 10/4/2006 Kay Farner 404-792-5355 770-964-8057 kcfarner@southernco.com
13 years old and up
Fulton Camp Creek/Utoy Spring/Flint Basin Select one Keep East Point Beautiful TBA Frances Kennedy 404-762-5326 678-429-7919 fkennedy@eastpointcity.org
all ages
Fulton Chattahoochee - small trib. Chattahoochee Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper & Colonial Pipeline 21-Oct-06 Birgit Bolton


www.chattahoochee.org all ages
Fulton Nancy Creek Chattahoochee From Boys To Men
Emma Gosier 404-449-8204 404-299-0970

10 years old and up
Fulton Long Island Creek Chattahoochee Long Island Creek Watershed Assn 21-Oct-06 Bob Wiley 404-255-5092
nbwiley@mindspring.com
all ages
Fulton Utoy Creek Chattahoochee West Atlanta Watershed Alliance (WAWA) 28-Oct-06 Louversia Wiggins
404-699-5639 lwiggins@wawaonline.org
13 years old and up
Fulton Little River Coosa Bailey Farm & Gardens, Inc. and the Birmingham Hopewell Alliance 10/7/2006 Julie Zahner Bailey 770-664-5529 404-310-6344 baileyfarmandgardens@mindspring.com www.baileyfarmandgardens@mindspring.com all ages
Fulton Chattahoochee River Chattahoochee Boy Scout Pack 1134 9/30/2006 Scott Morris 7705177961


5 years old and up
Fulton Chattahoochee River Select one Keep South Fulton Beautiful & Partners (PEQ, Chigger Ridge Farm, Let's Go Fishing, Georgia Power, Brown & Caldwell, DNR-Wildlife Resources Division, Kiwanis Club of Old Campbell/Fairburn 3 Day Trip with top water officials on the Chattahoochee July 16 - 20 from Columbus to Apalachicola Bay. Trip was very successful and pictures already being circulated by participants. Cleanups will take place in October/ TBA Judy Noles 770-969-9324 770-969-9324
Under construction 10 years old and up
Fulton Chattahoochee River Chattahoochee Elkins Pointe MS SAVE club 10/28/2006 Mary Ann McKenney



all ages
Fulton
Select one Let's Go Fishing
Rick Blackwell 770-969-1222 404-886-9307 rickfish@bellsouth.net
all ages
Fulton TBD Chattahoochee City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management TBD Diane Badger 404-979-6999

www.cleanwateratlanta.org 10 years old and up
Fulton, Gwinnett Chattahoochee River, Upper Chattahoochee EPA, Region 4 10/20/2006 Steven Blackburn 404/562-9397 404/377-0667 blackburn.steven@epa.gov
13 years old and up
Fulton TBA Chattahoochee GA EPD Watershed Protection Branch & Water Resources Branch 9/29/2006 Mitch Russell




Gwinnett County Waterway Watershed Association Cleanup Date Contact Name Daytime phone Evening phone Email Website Age
Gwinnett Yellow River Ocmulgee Upper Yellow River Conservation Coalition 10/14/2006 Ted Hendrickx 770-761-3014 770-972-4482
http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-yellowriver 10 years old and up
Gwinnett Chattahoochee River "Lower Hooch" Chattahoochee RCD (Reed Construction Data) 8/4/2006 Shar Mallory
4043533257

all ages
Gwinnett Chattahoochee River "Lower Hooch" Chattahoochee RCD (Reed Construction Data) 10/13/2006 Shar Mallory
4043533257

all ages
Gwinnett & Fulton Chattahoochee River, Upper Chattahoochee EPA, Region 4 10/20/2006 Steven Blackburn 404/562-9397 404/377-0667 blackburn.steven@epa.gov
13 years old and up
Gwinnett, Forsyth, Hall, White, Dawson Lake Lanier Chattahoochee Lake Lanier Association 9/30/2006 Bonny Putney 404-216-9351
bpputney@bellsouth.net lakelanier.org all ages
Gwinnett Ivy Creek and Little Ivy Creek, wetlands Chattahoochee Georgia Wildlife Federation, Mill Creek Nature Center 10/14/2006 Christina Marr 770-868-8423
cmarr@gwf.org http://www.gwf.org/mcvolunteers.htm 5 years old and up
Gwinnett Norris Lake, Yellow River & tribs Ocmulgee Norris Lake Home Owners Association TBA Sally Mason

masonsally@bellsouth.net

Gwinnett & Forsyth Chattahoochee River below Dam Chattahoochee Buford by the Sea Paddle Club 10/7/2006 Bonny Putney 404-216-9351
bpputney@bellsouth.net damcanoe.com 13 years old and up
Henry County Waterway Watershed Association Cleanup Date Contact Name Daytime phone Evening phone Email Website Age
Henry Crittle Creek Ocmulgee Henry County Stormwater Management 10/7/2006 Annie Huff 678-610-6387
ahuff@co.henry.ga.us
all ages
Henry Bear Creek Flint City of Hampton 10/21/2006 Catherine Pruitt (770)952-2481
CPruitt@speng.com
8 years old and up
Rockdale County Waterway Watershed Association Cleanup Date Contact Name Daytime phone Evening phone Email Website Age
Rockdale Randy Poynter Lake, Yellow River, South River Ocmulgee Keep Conyers-Rockdale Beautiful 10/21/2006 Holly Lafontaine 770-929-4076 770-929-4076
www.rockdalecounty.org all ages

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