Day Hike with Bill Murdy
In the fall of 1999, former Emory Dean Bill Murdy, pictured below, led a hiking group of FOEF supporters through Wesley Woods. Along the way, he and Oxford Professor, Eloise Carter educated hikers about the forest's native and non-native flora as well as its interesting history and status as a protected region.
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Planting of Friends of Emory Forests' first tree The Executive Board of Friends of Emory Forest planted its first tree on April 12, 2000. The tree, shown below, stands in Lullwater Park. |
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Peavine Park Clean Up Day Along with the Peavine Creek Watershed Alliance, Emory's Office of Community Affairs, The Boy Scouts, and other neighborhood associations, Friends of Emory Forest assisted in the first phase of the creation and cleanup of Peavine Park on Saturday, October 14, 2000. Dozens of volunteers filled dozens of trashbags and helped to reclaim the neglected waterway adjacent to campus behind the CVS pharmacy. |
Friends
of Emory Forest Remembers Martin Luther King On January 15, 2001,
approximately 30 Emory volunteers planted trees
along Jackson Street in the historic Martin
Luther King Jr. district, in conjunction with
Trees Atlanta to celebrate Martin Luther King
Jr.'s birthday.
Friends
of Emory Forest Seed the Future of Peavine Park On March 12, 2001
the Friends of Emory Forest added 30 new trees
to the Peavine Park area behind CVS Pharmacy
in the Emory Village.
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