July 27, 2023 | AppenMedia.com | An Appen Media Group Publication | Ser ving the community since 1976
Dunwoody tree program returns Chattahoochee DUNWOODY, Ga. — The City of Dunwoody and Trees Atlanta will plant shade trees across Dunwoody this fall, as part of the second annual Front Yard Tree Planting Program, officials recently announced. Property owners interested in participating in the 2023 Front Yard Tree Planting Program can visit www. dunwoodyga.gov/frontyardtree to fill out an online application and learn more. Trees are allotted on a firstcome, first-served basis, officials said. “Last year was our first year, and we had complete support for the program from City Council. We also had immediate buy-in from residents, who rushed to fill out online applications,” Dunwoody Community Development Director Richard McLeod said. “This program furthers our goal of protecting and building up Dunwoody’s tree canopy.” In early July, the Dunwoody City Council approved spending $22,000 on 2023 tree planting. Volunteers planted 54 trees during the 2022 program, officials said. The Atlanta-area nonprofit, Trees Atlanta, will manage the program
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River reopens after bacteria amounts lessen By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. —National Park Service officials have reopened all 48 miles of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, following an E. Coli bacteria outbreak which closed major river sections ahead of the July 4th holiday. E. Coli bacteria levels, over 300 times greater than safe recreation levels, were detected in the river in late June and tracked to Fulton County’s Big Creek Water Reclamation Facility which treats wastewater for North Fulton communities. Bacteria levels have since returned to normal levels, officials said. “The bacterial levels are now
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The second annual Front Yard Tree Planting Program will plant dozens of trees at homes across the Dunwoody community this fall and winter.
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More Info For more information about Chattahoochee River conditions, visit www.nps.gov/CHAT.