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ACOA is looking for volunteers to assist with a forest restoration activity in collaboration with Trees Atlanta.  

Location: Frazer Center

1815 S Ponce de Leon Ave NE

Atlanta, GA 30307

Parking: Park in the main lot at the top of the hill and meet at the trailhead next to the parking lot

If you would like to participate or have any questions about the event, please email CDR Sam Graitcer (igc6@cdc.gov), CDR Emily Ussery (yzv4@cdc.gov), and LCDR Michelle Hughes (nqw7@cdc.gov) by Monday, December 2nd.

Each officer who plans to volunteer should also sign up through Trees Atlanta following the sign-up link at the bottom of the page: https://www.treesatlanta.org/get-involved/events/forest-restoration-in-frazer-forest-a0VUd00000CXyhdMAD

Trees Atlanta is a nationally recognized citizen group that protects and improves Atlanta’s urban forest by planting, conserving, and educating. Founded in 1985, Trees Atlanta has planted and distributed nearly 150,000 trees, recruited thousands of volunteers, and educated an average of 2,000 children and adults annually about the importance of urban trees and how to plant and properly care for them. You can find out more information regarding the organization at http://treesatlanta.org/.

On December 7th, we will be helping with forest restoration in Frazer Forest. Activities include hand-pulling and cutting invasive plants such as English ivy, Chinese privet, and kudzu in a densely wooded area off trail. Physical activity such as bending, pulling, lifting, and kneeling is required. Forest restoration can be physically strenuous - be ready to break a sweat and get dirty and learn a lot while doing it! This project is for volunteers ages 12 and up. Volunteers under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Volunteers who are 16+ are allowed to attend without a parent/legal guardian present if they bring a signed waiver with them to the project.

What to wear and bring with you:

• Gloves: Bring your own work gloves.
• Recommended clothing: Long pants and long sleeves are recommended as you will be in close contact with plants that could scratch your skin. All volunteers need closed-toed shoes or boots, and clothes that can get dirty.
• Tools: Trees Atlanta provides necessary tools, but if you'd like to bring your own, any of the following tools would be helpful: hand pruners, hand saw.
• Drinking water: We strongly recommend that you bring drinking water in reusable containers. No one-time-use plastic bottles, please.
• Allergy medication: If you've experienced life-threatening allergic reactions to insects, please come prepared with your own emergency medicine, such as an auto-injector or oral medication. Please notify the coordinator of your need for medication in the case of an allergic attack.
• You may also want: Sunscreen and bug spray as needed; snacks as needed (Trees Atlanta will not provide any of these items).