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Georgia Power - Birdhouse
Construction
History
Process
Bioengineering
Birdhouse Construction
Future
Return to Georgia
Power Demonstration Project
BLUEBIRD HOUSES
During
the community workshop process, the neighborhood requested that birdhouses
be installed for educational purposes. This design element was incorporated
into the original concept plan. After reviewing the conceptual plan, Georgia
Power informed the Georgia ASLA CAT Team that Georgia Power was interested
in installing the bird houses for Hands-On Atlanta Day. Hands-On Atlanta
Day is a city wide volunteer event that incorporates community based projects.
In August, representatives from the CAT
Team, Georgia Power, the Riverside Community and Garden Hills Elementary
School gathered to formulate a plan for implementing the bird house installation.
Georgia Power purchased 64 bluebird house kits and David Steward with Georgia
Power's Corporate Relations Department assembled them in his spare time.
While the houses were being assembled representatives from Georgia Power,
AURP, and the CAT Team meet with Riverside Community Youth Group organizers
to identify neighborhood children who were interested in painting and taking
responsibility for the care of the houses.
On October 4th, volunteers
came together to auger holes and install 64 post set in concrete footings.
While the volunteers
worked on the posts, children from the Riverside
Community gathered
on site to paint 14 of the bluebird houses.
A program has been
established with the Garden Hills Elementary School to continue to monitor
the progress of the bluebird houses and to educate the students about the
environment and the importance of the river.
History
Process
Bioengineering
Birdhouse Construction
Future
Return to Georgia
Power Demonstration Project
1997 Landscape Architecture
Foundation Demonstration Project
Sponsored by Urban Resources
Partnership
Last updated on 13 February
1998
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