Spring 2025’s Service-Learning Seminar in Urban Ecology & Environmental Conservation (HON 3280) is proud to partner with the following local organizations to offer volunteer and learning opportunities to Honors College Students at Georgia State University:
Blue Heron Nature Preserve
“Nestled in Atlanta’s North Buckhead neighborhood, Blue Heron Nature Preserve is home to the 3-mile Blueway Trail which allows visitors to experience 30 acres of woodlands, wetlands, riparian areas and meadows – all without leaving the city. The Blue Heron Nature Preserve in Atlanta aims to preserve and enhance the 30 acres of natural habitat entrusted to us, especially the Blueway Trail, which is critical to our mission of creating a personal experience with nature.”
Concrete Jungle
“One in eight Georgians are food insecure, lacking reliable access to affordable, nutritious food, thus contributing to negative health outcomes. Food-insecure individuals are 2-3 times more likely to have diet-related chronic disease such as diabetes, heart disease and hypertension. At the same time, food loss and waste in the US is higher than any other country. Concrete Jungle exists in the gap between food insecurity and food waste.”
Dunwoody Nature Center
“We aim to inspire the love of nature and cultivate environmental understanding and stewardship through a variety of programs and activities that engage the public and provide our community with a sense of place within the natural world. As a private, non-profit organization operating primarily out of Dunwoody Park, the Nature Center enjoys a strong and supportive public/private partnership with the City of Dunwoody. In addition to running mission based programs throughout the year, we are committed to enhancing and preserving Dunwoody Park for the enjoyment of the community. We are a living lab that is environmentally sustainable, inclusive and accessible to all.”
Georgia Native Plant Society
“The Georgia Native Plant Society (GNPS) is a nonprofit organizationdedicated to promoting the stewardship and conservation of Georgia’snative plants and their habitats. The Intown Atlanta Chapter supports therestoration of such habitat sites as Mary Scott Nature Preserve, HerbertTaylor and Daniel Johnson Park and Nature Preserve, Zonolite Park, andW.D. Thompson Park.”
West Atlanta Watershed Alliance
“The West Atlanta Watershed Alliance (WAWA) is a community-based nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life within the West Atlanta Watershed by protecting, preserving and restoring our community’s natural resources. WAWA represents African American neighborhoods in Northwest and Southwest Atlanta that are most inundated with environmental stressors, but are least represented at environmental decision-making tables. WAWA operates the Outdoor Activity Center (OAC), a 26-acre urban forest preserve and nature center and co-stewards the Cascade Springs Nature Preserve and the 200-acre Lionel Hampton Beecher Park; all in Southwest Atlanta.”
Wild Nest Bird Rehab
“Wild Nest Bird Rehab, Inc. is a nonprofit charity dedicated to rehabilitating wild songbirds for release back to the wild. We accept orphaned songbirds and injured songbirds and serve Atlanta and surrounding areas. Along with our rehabilitation services, our mission includes educating the public about how to attract and support native songbird species through native landscaping, the dangers to our songbird populations, and the important role songbirds play in our environment.”