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Atlanta Memorial Park Conservancy's mission is to restore, enhance, and preserve Atlanta Memorial Park, making it a beautiful, connected, and sustainable urban greenspace for the enjoyment of all.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE: JUNE 2026 EVENTS AND MORE!
* SNAPSHOTS OF THE GOOD WORK HAPPENING IN/FOR THE PARK THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS AND VOLUNTEERS - THANK YOU!
* AMPC/TREES ATLANTA TREE TOUR: ATLANTA MEMORIAL PARK - FROM BATTLEFIELD TO URBAN FOREST | THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2026 | 7:00 - 8:30 PM
* ATLANTA MEMORIAL PARK SOCCER WATCH PARTY IN THE MEADOW NEXT TO THE PLAYGROUND | SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2026 | 3:00 - 6:00 PM
Atlanta Memorial Park wouldn't be the jewel it is today without the tireless effort by our volunteers and partners that work with AMPC throughout the year. It truly takes a village and AMPC and the park are lucky and thankful to have so many people working to make a positive and lasting impact!
Pictured from left to right:
Top row - 1. Ruby-Collins/AMPC jobsite tour of North Fork Storage Tank Facility currently under construction (04.24.26), 2. KPMG volunteer removing a tire from the creek during Chattahoochee Riverkeeper’s Peachtree Creek Clean-Up Day @ AMP (5.12.26), 3. AMPC Executive Director, Catherine Spillman, with Park Pride and other park leaders advocating at City Hall for increased park maintenance dollars (06.08.26), 4. Catherine Spillman and AMPC board and Peachtree Garden Club member, Loulie Reese, attending a Garden Club of America event in AMP, hosted by the Cherokee and Peachtree Garden Clubs to encourage young leaders to get involved on a local level (05.12.26), 5. New and improved corner entrances thanks to the outstanding work by Integrated Land Design (ILD) (Spring 2026)
Middle row – 1. Second Friday Walk in the Park with Park Pride, hosted by AMPC and ILD (05.08.26), 2. Conservancy leaders – Doug Widener of Piedmont Park Conservancy, Catherine Spillman of AMPC, and Rosa McHugh of Chastain Park Conservancy – speaking at the June Kiwanis Club meeting (06.02.26), 3. Mother and son, Sarah and Campbell McElroy, volunteering as part of the Young Men’s Service League (YMSL) to prep the flower beds in the Wildlife Sanctuary @ AMP (04.09.26)
Bottom row – 1. PATH Foundation’s Suzanne Scully and Monty deMayo helping AMPC move the pedestrian/cyclist counter to the NW Beltline Connector Trail (05.29.26), 2. STING 7.0 Pitch Day for Georgia Tech's GRTI Team to present their findings on an AMPC project – “Peachtree Creek/Reimagining an Urban Waterway” (05.01.26), 3. Catherine Spillman and YMSL volunteer, Brooks Binder, working alongside other YMSL volunteers to prep the bed and sow wildflower seeds at the biofilter next to the NW Beltline Connector Trail (04.24.26), 4. Ivy Ridge Garden Club members planting flowers at the wildlife sanctuary with help from AMPC landscape architect, Patrick Hand of ILD (04.14.26), 5. AMPC advisory board member, Garth Peters, always on the clock to report issues in the park - this image of a fallen champion water oak on Wesley Drive – thank you, Garth! (05.26.26)
Join AMPC and Trees Atlanta docent Mary Lillian on Thursday, June 11, 2026 from 7:00 - 8:30 pm for a Tree Tour: Atlanta Memorial Park - From Battlefield to Urban Forest. Mary Lillian will take the group on a walk to learn more about the rich biodiversity of trees and insects in the park as well as its historic past. To register, click here.
Mark your calendar to join us on Saturday, June 20, 2026, from 3:00 - 6:00 pm to watch Germany play Côte d’Ivoire in the meadow next to the playground at Atlanta Memorial Park! Sponsored by DPR, this Soccer Watch Party will include food trucks, games, shade tents and more!
Bring your blankets and chairs to watch the game outdoors in nature on the big screen!
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