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Southern Living Idea House Opens at Glenwood Park
Mayor Shirley Franklin and hundreds of other curious participants gathered on Saturday, June 18 in Atlanta at Glenwood Park for the grand opening celebration and first glimpse of the 2005 Southern Living Idea House. A blend of cutting-edge aesthetic, environmental and structural design, the Southern Living Idea House is a "must see" for anyone interested in beautiful homes, environmental sustainability, decorating ideas or landscape techniques.
Located just east of downtown Atlanta, the home is open to the public from June 18 to October 2. Admission is $10. Hours are Wednesday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday--closed Mondays and Tuesdays. As managing charity of the Southern Living Idea House at Glenwood Park, a portion of the proceeds from admission will benefit Earth Share of Georgia. Earth Share is also recruiting volunteers to work at the house throughout the summer. See the Volunteer Opportunities section below for details.
Related Links:
>>Volunteer
>>www.glenwoodpark.com
>>www.southernliving.com
>>Atlanta Journal-Constitution article
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Squirrels Be Warned!-- Two New Raptors on the Hunt in East Atlanta
The crowd celebrating the grand opening of the Southern Living Idea House at Glenwood Park got a thrill with the release of two gorgeous young red-shouldered hawks. Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin and Green Street Properties Chairman Charles Brewer tossed one hawk each into the air. The raptors quickly become airborne and swooped gracefully over the heads of cheering onlookers. The event was made possible by wildlife rehabilitator Lauretta Dean, a raptor specialist known throughout the region as an expert on rehabilitating injured and abandoned birds. By day, Lauretta is a ranger naturalist at Amicalola Falls State Park in the North Georgia Mountains. In her spare time, she and her twin sister Laverne, take care of birds in their facility in Cumming, Ga. The birds released at Glenwood Park had been abandoned as fledglings, and Lauretta rescued them just in time to raise them t
o release age. She trained them to fly and to search for prey under circumstances similar to what they would find after they were released. The sixteen-inch birds are impressive in flight thanks to a 40-inch wingspan. They can thrive in an urban area such as Atlanta, because the city has a mature canopy of hardwood trees and adequate prey to sustain a raptor. The red-shoulders will hunt for rabbits, mice, pigeons, frogs and other prey as they establish their new life in the city.
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Atlanta Air Quality Showing Improvement
Citizens in metro Atlanta are breathing a little easier these days after the U.S. EPA announced on June 16 that Atlanta has been redesignated as in attainment of the 1-hour air quality standard for smog. The EPA's decision to redesignate is based on air quality monitoring data for 2002 through the 2004 ozone season. "I commend state and local officials, as well as the residents of the Atlanta area, who have been working together since 1978 to reach this milestone," said EPA Regional Administrator Jimmy Palmer. "All of us, especially state and local governments, must continue to work together on a regional basis to address air quality challenges. This redesignation demonstrates a significant decrease in ozone concentrations in the Atlanta metropolitan area, which will help many people breathe easier. Now efforts can be focused on achieving the additional improvements needed to meet the more protective 8-ho
ur ozone and fine particulate standards." Read more at www.epa.gov [back to top]
Free Tickets Available for March of the Penguins
In the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins to find the perfect mate and start a family. This courtship will begin with a long journey – a journey that will take them hundreds of miles across the continent by foot, in freezing cold temperatures, in brittle, icy winds and through deep, treacherous waters. They will risk starvation and attack by dangerous predators, under the harshest conditions on earth, all to find true love. Rated G. Directed by Luc Jacquet. As told by Morgan Freeman. Visit wip.warnerbros.com/marchofthepenguins for more info on the film.
Advanced Screening Schedule:
June 22, 7pm--Lefont Sandy Springs Theatre
June 29, 7:30pm--Lefont Garden Hills Theatre
July 7, 7:30pm--Lefont Garden Hills Theatre
Contact Patty Reiter, patty@earthsharega.org, for free tickets and availability. [back to top]
A Natural Connection: Earth Share partners with Natural Body Spa & Shoppe
Earth Share of Georgia would like to welcome Natural Body Spa & Shoppe as one of its newest and most promising corporate partners. The partnership kicked off in April when Natural Body volunteers teamed up with Earth Share and Trees Atlanta to plant hundreds of trees for Green Day 2005. The partnership continues this summer when Natural Body begins its first workplace giving campaign to benefit Earth Share and its member groups. Spa & Shoppe patrons can also recycle their old cell phones at any Natural Body location.
Through its natural approach to spa services and its unique line of organic and natural beauty products, Natural Body has always followed an Earth-friendly business model. In April of 2004 they took that environmental commitment one step further with the launching of their Pledge to be Green campaign. In just one year, they initiated over 4,000 new green practices at home and work throughout Atlanta. Visit them at any of their nine Metro-Atlanta locations. Learn more at www.naturalbody.com
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Sustainable Atlanta Roundtable--New Developments on the Water Conservation Front--July 8, 2005
While recent rains may make drought conditions seem a thing of the past, is it safe for Metro Atlantans to relax our efforts to ensure our region's water supply? Outdoor watering restrictions are hardly enforced during warm summer months, and household conservation measures are rarely on homeowners' minds. What's more, these strategies are only a small part of the solution to our region's water woes.
Join Southface at the July Roundtable to hear a panel of experts discuss market based, technological and land use planning ideas to address this critical issue.
7:30- 9:00am
634 West Peachtree St.
All Saints' Episcopal Church - Ellis Hall-Atlanta, Georgia
$10 per person with RSVP
RSVPs must be received by July 6
For more info and to register visit www.southface.org [back to top]
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