Environment

Sign up for Keep Austell Beautiful Day

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Friday, April 12th, 2013, 7:55am

AUSTELL, Ga. -- Austell Public Works will sponsor a citywide cleanup event on Saturday, Apr. 27.

Keep Austell Beautiful Day is part of the Great American Cleanup, which encourages citizens to take care of their communities.

Anyone who is interested in helping out should meet at George E. Beavers Park at 10 a.m. on Apr. 27. Lunch will be provided.

Learn more and sign up for Keep Austell Beautiful Day at austellga.gov.

George E. Beavers Park is located at the corner of Broad Street and Joe Jenkins Boulevard.

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Georgia companies take on Green Day Challenge

Submitted by Holly Pennebaker, Community Web Producer

Thursday, April 4th, 2013, 1:30pm

Georgia companies take on Green Day Challenge

(WXIA) -- Companies across Georgia are gearing up for the EarthShare of Georgia's Corporate Green Day Challenge, to be held Saturday, April 6 in various parks in the metro area.

Employees from local businesses form teams and complete projects in a good number of parks to help the environment. In 2012, over 1,000 volunteers took the challenge and went to work at 12 different locations.

For 2013, EarthShare of Georgia expects over 12,000 to take part in the challenge.

The projects will take place from 9:00 Saturday morning until noon.

Teams signed up for 2013 come from companies including:

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Documents, shoes to be collected in Cobb County

Submitted by Holly Pennebaker, Community Web Producer

Friday, March 15th, 2013, 1:19pm

Documents, shoes to be collected in Cobb County

MARIETTA, Ga. -- There is a Document Shredding Day and shoe collection coming up for Cobb residents.

On March 16, Keep Cobb Beautiful will work from 9:00 a.m. - noon at Piedmont Church in Marietta. That morning, workers will be on hand to take household documents and gently worn shoes. The documents will be shredded at no cost, and with no weight limits. However, they will not take large clips or binders. The shoes, which should be tied together, will be donated to those in need.

Iron Mountain, Shoe Box Recycling and Piedmont Church are partnering up for the event.

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Volunteers invited to help plant trees at Whitaker park

Submitted by Holly Pennebaker, Community Web Producer

Friday, January 11th, 2013, 6:41pm

Volunteers invited to help plant trees at Whitaker park

MARIETTA, Ga. -- Volunteers of all ages are invited to help plant trees at Whitaker Park in Marietta on Saturday morning from 8:30 - 11:00.

According to a City of Marietta official, volunteers may arrive a bit early, as doughnuts and beverages will be provided. Tools will also be provided, but volunteers are welcome to bring their own from home, as well as gloves.

Whitaker Park is located at 1540 Holcomb Lake Road, off Scufflegrit Road, south of Sandy Plains Road.

For more information, call (770) 424-4664.

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15 counties must clean their air

Submitted by 11Alive News Staff

Saturday, May 5th, 2012, 11:41am

ATLANTA -- Air Quality Awareness Week recently came to a close, and 15 metro Atlanta counties didn't quite make the clean air cut.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently changed its standards of attainment for ozone standards from .08 parts per billion to .075 parts.

The change means that 15 formerly compliant counties were re-designated at nonattainment for ground-level ozone: Bartow, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding and Rockdale.

To clean up the air, residents can try carpooling to work or taking MARTA if possible; fewer cars on the roads means more breathable air for everyone in metro Atlanta.

Learn more about how to reduce emissions and cut down on ozone at www.cleanaircampaign.org.

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Hundreds needed for 'Day of Action' to keep Cobb beautiful

Submitted by Cobb County Com... on Thursday, April 26th, 12:12 pm

This year, Keep America Beautiful selected 10 top performing affiliates to participate in the Great American Cleanup Day of Action. Keep Cobb Beautiful was selected as one of those 10 nationwide and will host three project sites Saturday, April 28. The theme is #GreenStartsHere and 400 volunteers, age 13 and older, are needed.

Site 1: Wallace Park – Cleanup and Revitalization (9 a.m.–3 p.m.)
Base Address: 6289 Pisgah Road, Mableton
Volunteers needed: more than 100

Site 2: Mitchell Lane Cleanup (9 a.m.–5 p.m.)
Base Address: area surrounding/adjacent to 4845 Mitchell Lane, Austell
Volunteers needed: more than 150

Site 3: Six Flags Neighborhood Clean Sweep (9 a.m.–2 p.m.)
Base Address: 875 Six Flags Drive, Austell
Volunteers needed: 100

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FEMA encourages Chattahoochee-area residents to learn flood risks

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Tuesday, December 27th, 2011, 2:44pm

FEMA encourages Chattahoochee-area residents to learn flood risks

ATLANTA -- As 2011 draws to a close, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) encourages all Americans to understand the risks that surround them -- and for residents of the Upper Chattahoochee River Region, those risks include the possibility of flooding.

FEMA worked with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources to create maps of the 107-mile stretch of the Chattahoochee River between the Buford Dam and Coweta County, which includes Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Forsyth, Fulton and Gwinnett counties.

These updated maps detail flood hazard and risk data with the ultimate goal of protecting homeowners from flooding.

Maps for those who live in the Chattahoochee flood region are available at www.georgiadfirm.com. Learn more about steps to prevent flood damage at www.ready.gov/floods.

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