Articles Archive for February 2011
Community, Featured, Schools, education »
Get Wild, Child!
Be Out There At Home, School and Play
Celebrate National Wildlife Week by doing what comes naturally. Whatever you do—at home, school or play—do it outdoors and have fun! Climb trees, chase butterflies, dig in the dirt and celebrate nature. You’ll become healthier, happier and more connected to the world around you.
Get Wild At Home
Receive a custom Family Activity Passport featuring a week’s worth of local animals and plants to watch for, tips for gardening with children, and games. Download fun nature-themed activities, find local outdoor spots to visit …
Business, Events and Happenings »
Inspired by INTO THE COLD’s Sebastian Copeland, on the weekend of February 18 – 20 a dozen teams in Atlanta will join an international community of filmmakers to compete in a whirlwind competition to create a film that draws attention to the environmental challenges facing our planet.
Atlanta is one of only 8 cities on the planet hosting a LIVE in-person premier screening. Come watch this unpredictable line-up of dynamic shorts made by Atlanta’s most adventurous filmmakers.
48 Go Green Teams include:
Creative Studios of Atlanta, Ken Feinberg
DFJ Productions, Josh Lawrence
doactcrazy, David Fugate
FUGO …
Business, Featured »
Livable Buckhead, Inc. Focuses on Sustainability and Community Vitality
An innovative new nonprofit organization in Buckhead has its sights set on ensuring a green future for the community. Green, not only in terms of environmental sustainability, but also the social and community vitality that generate economic development.
Livable Buckhead is a recently incorporated 501(c)3 organization spearheaded by leaders of the Buckhead Area Transportation Management Association (BATMA). Livable Buckhead will build on BATMA’s 11 years of experience in the transportation arena by implementing programs that bring environmental sustainability to other aspects of the …
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Mar 6, 2011 until Mar 12, 2011
Ground Water Awareness Week spotlights this valuable and renewable resource that is essential to the health and well being of humanity and the environment. For example, about half of the U.S. population receives its drinking water from wells and more than 90 percent of the fresh water in the United States and around the world is groundwater.
The Web site of the National Ground Water Association contains information on:
What is ground water?
Ground water’s importance to the environment
Ground water’s importance to people
Ground water stewardship
Ground water …
Community, Events and Happenings, Featured, Kids & Family, Schools »
Wednesday, Mar 2, 2011
The Georgia Safe Routes to School Resource Center sponsors Georgia Walk to School Day each March. While, schools are encouraged to host their event the first Wednesday in March, they can choose any day in March that best fits their needs.
This year’s state-wide event is Wednesday, March 2. While the events are commonly called, Walk to School Day, the spirit of the event encourages walking or bicycling.
Register your event online and then explore the Web site for ideas and materials for planning and implementing your event.
More …
Business, Featured, Headline, Home »
As the establishing frontrunner of Westside Atlanta’s emerging design district, Minneapolis-based furniture retailer Room & Board broke ground in May 2009 as the anchoring cornerstone tenant of the mixed-use White Provision development. Nationally acclaimed with a local point of view, Room & Board’s 11 U.S. stores actively support the protection of natural resources, from selecting wood harvested exclusively from well-managed local and regional forests to partnering with small, family-owned businesses sharing a passion for the tradition of American furniture-making.
Dedicated to harmonizing social, economic and environmental responsibility while crafting heirloom quality …
