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News about Proctor Creek Watershed

Local News

  • "Can litter traps reduce trash in Proctor Creek?" September 25, 2019 
  • "English Avenue, Vine City, and Mims Park suddenly a hotbed of improvement efforts," January 25, 2016

Media

  • Photos of English Avenue Building Demolished 
  • Proctor Creek and Atlanta’s Westside – let’s preserve and conserve as we reinvest">Proctor Creek and Atlanta’s Westside – let’s preserve and conserve as we reinvest 
  • First Park Built in the English Avenue Community (YouTube)  (Conservation Fund is the Lead and Ribbon Cutting is on Oct 21, 2015)
  • A Park With Purpose: Lindsay Street Park (YouTube)

Newsletters

Proctor Creek Newsletter

  • New Water Monitoring, Urban Agriculture and More 
  • Citizen Scientists Watershed Training, Brownfields and More 
  • Stories, Grants and Upcoming Events
  • Proctor Creek Developing Greenspace with Community Through the Eyes of Debra Edelson 

Atlanta Watershed Learning Network

  • Atlanta Watershed Learning Network Newsletter vol. 4 
  • Atlanta Watershed Learning Network Newsletter vol. 3
  • Atlanta Watershed Learning Network Newsletter vol. 1

News Press Releases

  • HUD Announcement: Mayor Reed announces Atlanta’s west side received $30 million grant for improvements
  • DOI Announcement: City of Atlanta Wins Federal Grant to Expand Park and Greenspace
  • ACOE Announcement: Mayor Kasim Reed’s FY2016 Budget Adopted with 14-1 Vote by Atlanta City Council

Urban Waters Partnership

  • About the Urban Waters Partnership
  • 21 Designated Urban Waters Locations
    • Anacostia Watershed (DC/MD)
    • Blue River (Kansas City, MO)
    • Bronx and Harlem River Watersheds (NY)
    • Caño Martín Peña (PR)
    • Grand River / Grand Rapids (MI)
    • Greater Philadelphia Area / Delaware River Watershed (PA, NJ, DE)
    • Green-Duwamish Watershed (Washington)
    • Lake Pontchartrain Area / New Orleans (LA)
    • Los Angeles River Watershed (CA)
    • The Meramec River and Big River (Missouri)
    • Middle Rio Grande / Albuquerque (NM)
    • Mystic River Watershed (MA)
    • Northwest Indiana (IN)
    • Passaic River / Newark (NJ)
    • Patapsco Watershed / Baltimore Region (MD)
    • Proctor Creek Watershed / Atlanta (GA)
    • Rio Reimagined-Rio Salado Project
    • San Antonio River Basin within Bexar County (Texas)
    • South Platte Watershed, Headwaters to Denver Metropolitan Area (CO)
    • Walnut Creek Watershed / Raleigh (NC)
    • Western Lake Erie Basin, near Toledo (OH)
  • Federal Partners
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Last updated on February 21, 2024
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