South River Watershed Alliance

05/15/2026

Thanks to our friends at & the Community Soil-Air-Water (CSAW) for hosting a special screening of Riverkeeper.
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CSAW is an Atlanta-based learning ecosystem co-led by Georgia State University’s Department of Geosciences & community partners, focused on community-engaged research to address environmental justice & urban issues. Learn more at: www.geosciences.gsu.edu/csaw/
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If you’re interested in screening Riverkeeper, please reach out us and/or contact Jason Goldman via or www.wildgrowthmedia.com
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05/13/2026

UPDATE: Read the CEO's statement! Let's hold her true to her word.

👉 Attend the CEO's Virtual Town Hall tonight at 6pm, and let's ensure her statement holds true in the "Long Term Vision for ICP".

Register here:
https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/7PpQYbn?source_id=1843eb82-91ae-43c8-8b3c-a42066fa6ff5&source_type=em&c=WvgvaUDBS1g9DfL8u9WXQzmmGy9dOvknLH5oS4g1iYXqdDgel5D4bw==

Continue to Take Action & Tell a Friend! www.southriverga.org/blog

This is a big deal, but not a done deal. Thank you for continuing to fight for ICP alongside us. Your support means the world and is changing the world. Every acre counts, and this land belongs to the people.

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05/09/2026

Register link in bio! Join us to ask:
“WHAT ABOUT THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM — THE 40 ACRES OF PARK WE ALREADY HAD THAT DEKALB SWAPPED TO MILLSAP?!” . . . It’s not too late!
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“WHAT ABOUT THE COMMUNITY OUTCRY SINCE 2019 POSTING THE SWAP?!” 🛑 . . .
“Does the CEO have the WILL use her power to return every acre of ICP to the PEOPLE?!”… Where there’s a will, there’s a way!!!
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DeKalb cannot continue to ignore the thousands of residents who continue to oppose & urge the return of 40 acres of park TO THE PEOPLE! Residents lost valuable parkland & natural resources that are now threatened by DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT. 👎 no, no, no.

US to tell the CEO: Shiny new park infrastructure cannot replace the public greenspace we lost. Require the 40 acres and return ALL OF OUR PARK!
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05/06/2026

Free to See! 🎥 This Friday at GSU CineFest at noon ☀️

66 Courtland St SE #262
Atlanta, GA 30303

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Thanks to COMMUNITY SOIL AIR & WATER and for providing this free screening.

05/06/2026

ACT NOW: Tell Dekalb you want ALL of Intrenchment Creek Park back. Now is the time! 💚

IT’S EASY! Link in bio or go to SouthRiverGa.org/blog

04/27/2026

Tell DeKalb County: Return ICP to the People!
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No Data Centers on the Swapped Parkland! Ryan Millsap, Blackhall Studios, is on the verge of selling 40 acres of land that was public land to a Data Center developer. Tell CEO Cochran-Johnson and the Board of Commissioners this must not happen.
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The land is intended to be protected by law in perpetuity for public use. DeKalb must do what is right and return ICP, in its entirety, to the people.
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Send your email to decision makers today at: www.SouthRiverGa.org/blog

04/27/2026

This Thursday, April 30 @ the Atlanta Film Festival!

For decades, Dr. Jackie Echols has fought to protect the South River and the communities along its banks. But when plans for “Cop City” threaten one of Atlanta’s last remaining forests, her fight becomes part of something larger.
This is a story about land, power, and the communities forced to carry the cost.

Show Time: 7:30 pm at the Tara Theater .

Link in bio to tickets or visit:
https://atlff26.eventive.org/schedule/69bc25304507c92b0d34d57a

04/27/2026

Thanks again to Stonecrest Parks & Rec for inviting SRWA to be a part of the inaugural Everett Explorers: Scientists-for-a-Day event! It was a beautiful Earth Day spent with 2nd graders from DeKalb Brilliance Academy at Albert Shoals.

Visit Albert Shoals via Everett Park or the Rockdale River Path Trailhead! And don't forget to CHECK-IN! 🌊 🦆 🐢🦉 🐝 🐟 🦫

https://youtu.be/lTFlA2dtjqg


Thanks again to our friends for a wonderful day.

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04/23/2026

This Earth Day we joined Stonecrest Parks & Rec, DeKalb Brilliance Academy, and Arabian Mtn NHA at Everett Park’s beautiful Albert Shoals.
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It was the perfect day for second graders and teachers to enjoy and learn a bit about the South River as well as the water quality and wildlife habitat the shoals provide. 🦆🐌🐢🕷️🦨🦋🦅🦫



Thanks to our friends for a wonderful event.

04/22/2026

We hope you can get out & enjoy our beautiful Earth today! 🌏💙🐟

🎥 Featured here: the beautiful Albert Shoals at City of Stonecrest’s lovely Everett Park. Look for the needlepoint tree! 🪡🌳

👉 If you go to the South River or a tributary, be sure to CHECKIN at www.SouthRiverGa.org/checkin

01/29/2026

Peoplestown is located in the Intrenchment Creek basin (South River watershed). The neighborhood is downhill and downstream of major development and highways, leading to massive stormwater runoff, sewage overflows, and flooding that have burdened generations of residents.

City of Atlanta has promised Peoplestown relief for decades with no follow through. Atlanta has invested in effective solutions that capture more stormwater for Old Fourth Ward Park and Rodney Cook Park in Vine City (both in the Chattahoochee watershed). Now, Atlanta is giving Peoplestown (Intrenchment Creek, South River) the ineffective leftovers.

To effectively and significantly reduce flooding: Stormwater needs to be captured and/or mitigated upstream – at the source. The City of Atlanta must require private land owners to capture more of the stormwater on site before it rushes downstream and floods Peoplestown.

Send your comments to:
ATL Watershed Director Greg Eyerly: [email protected]
And Mayor Dickens: [email protected]

Alyssa Johnson & Genia Billingsley report for Capital B News in partnership with . Full story or here: https://atlanta.capitalbnews.org/peoplestown-poop-park-atlanta-sewage-project/

Learn more on our blog at SouthRiverGa.org/blog

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