Active Living Celebrates Earth Day with a Oak Tree

Alan Yorker, Decatur resident and gardener grew the little oak tree from an acorn which he found on the ground in Scott Park one early morning in 2004 just as it was sprouting with a bright green shoot.  Alan planted the acorn in his garden plot immediately.  Now seven years later the acorn has grown to be a young sapling nearly nine feet  tall. The baby oak has outgrown the space in the Scott Park Community Garden and Alan offered the tree to the Lullwater Conservation Garden. The baby oak was moved on last Friday and has a new home among the mighty oaks at the Lullwater Conservation Garden. Some of the mighty oaks are approaching 100 years of age.  Special thanks to the new care givers of the baby oak tree Kim Storbeck, president of the Lullwater Garden Club and Jane Kelly.

Earth Day Festival in Oakhurst This Sunday

Cake Contest

Be sure to visit the annual Earth Day Festival to be held in the Oakhurst Community Garden this Sunday, April 17 from 1 until 4pm. The event begins with a Green Parade featuring the Seed & Feed Marching Abominables - meet at Harmony Park at 12:30pm and march to the Garden to kick off the festival. The event includes lots of fun crafts for the children, musical entertainment,  raptors, Cake Contest, plants for sale and more. Bring your old telephone books to recycle – we are going to see if we can fill up an empty portolet with them.

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Fun Crafts for the Children

Bring your old phone books to recycle in an empty portolet!

Staying Active in April

This weather is awesome so get outside and enjoy it!

Some ideas for staying active in April:

Decatur Cemetery

 

Take a walk through the Decatur Cemetery and the trail in adjoining Glenlake Park. Coming soon are signs that define the walk and let you know how many steps you walked.

Take your pick from six walking routes through Decatur outlined in the Walking Tours Brochure. You can print one from here or stop by the Rec Center to pick one up.

Explore Decatur by bike. For a 10 mile fun ride and other information on biking in Decatur, click here.

The Decatur Earth Day Festival is on Sunday, April 17th from 1 until 4pm in Oakhurst. Held in the the Oakhurst Community Garden and the adjacent street, the festival features hands on activities for the children, a Raptor show. live music, and lots of “green” vendors. Join in the parade – meet at Harmony Park at 12:30pm and march to the Garden with the Seed & Feed Marching Abominables! For more information, click here.

Come on out and Touch A Truck on Saturday, April 30 from 10 am until 1pm in the Calloway Parking lot located at 120 West Trinity Place. Children of all ages have the opportunity to touch, explore and see their favorite truck or equipment on wheels. The event is free to the community.

Register to walk or run in the “Take Back the Night” race sponsored by the DeKalb Rape Crisis Center and one of the qualifying races for the Team Decatur Grand Slam Fitness Challenge. The race takes place on Saturday, April 22 and is an evening event. There will be apizza party and music after the race, which begins and ends at Agnes Scott College.

The annual Easter Egg Hunt on the Old Courthouse Square will be held on Saturday, April 16th. The Easter Bunny arrives at 10:30am and the hunt begins at 11am. Do not be late- seriously- all the candy is gone by 11:05am! The free community event is sponsored by the Decatur Business Association.

Save Your Phone Books to Recycle at Earth Day

This year at Earth Day in the Oakhurst Garden you can recycle your old phone books! Thanks to sponsor PitStop, we will try to fill up an empty (and unused) portolet with old phone books for recycling.

This year’s Earth Day event will be held on Sunday, April 17th in the Oakhurst Community Garden located at 435 Oakview Road from 1 until 4 pm.

In addition to phone book recycling there will be hands on activities for the children, Earth-friendly folks in the community pavilion area, music and an Earth themed Cake Contest. You can even get a piece of cake after the judging and awards are given.

Join us for the Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Parade: decorate your bike, wagon stroller or yourself and join in the fun. No motorized vehicles are allowed. Parade line up begins at 12:30pm at Harmony Park.

This year’s event is presented by Decatur’s Recycling Company, Latham Home  Recycling.

See you in the Garden!