Environmental
Below you will find a listing of Environmental
Agencies in the Athens-Clarke County area, along with relevant and
helpful statistics, resources, and service-learning reflection
questions.
Athens-Clarke
Heritage Foundation
A local non-profit
historic preservation organization located on 489 Prince Avenue in
the historic fire hall. Volunteers needed often to help with special
events.
Contact: Amy
Kissane at 706-353-1801 or achf@achfonline.org
Athens Grow Green Coalition
This is an
environmental agency. The agency primarily deals with protecting the
environment, reducing sprawl, and ensuring affordable housing.
Contact:
info@athensgrowgreen.com
Athens Land Trust,
Inc.
There are two
opportunities, housing issues and conservation issues, if you
interested in volunteering for this organization.
Contact: Nancy Dangle at 706-613-0122 or housing@athenslandtrust.org;
conservation@athenslandtrust.org
Bear Hollow
Wildlife Trail
Volunteers needed
to be animal caretakers at the Athens zoo – a program of
Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services.
Contact:
706-613-3616
BikeAthens
There are various events and committees one can volunteer
for. The events are Tour de Sprawl, Bike Safety Rodeos for Kids,
Courteous Mass Rides, and Century Ride Fundraiser. The different
committees are Publicity, Transit Issues, Bike Facility Issues,
Graphic Design, Accident tracking, Meetings & Programs, Pedestrian
issues, and Bike Recycling.
Contact: Brent
Buice at 706-208-8142 or brent.buice@gmail.com
Botanical Gardens
Volunteers work in virtually every area of the Garden,
staffing the Gift Shop, information desk, library, and special
events like plant sales and family festivals. Volunteers assist the
horticulture staff, serve as tour guides, and work with special
programs and projects—photography, label making, and trail
interpretation to name just a few.
Contact: Andrea
Fisher at 706-542-6195 or sbgvol@uga.edu
Keep Athens-Clarke County Beautiful
This is a program
dedicated to litter prevention and community improvement.
Contact: Stacee
Farell at 706-613-3501 or sfarrell@co.clark.ga.us
Sandy Creek Nature Center
Volunteers are welcome to help with trail and lakeside
maintenance projects, developing and presenting public programs,
equine trail patrolling and/or adoption, photography and special
events.
Contact: Carly
Robertson at 706-613-3615 ext 227 or info@sandycreeknaturecenter.com
Resources
Pre-Service
Activities: Enhance your service experience.
If you would like
to get the most out of your service experience, please consider the
following questions:
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Why are you
interested in working with environmental issues?
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What have your
experiences been so far with these issues?
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What do you
think your service experience will be like?
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Are you
interested in learning about these facts at the service site? If
so, what are some ways that you might be able to do that?
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What are your
goals in participating in service?
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What issues do
you think will be present as you begin volunteering?
Post-Service
Reflection Questions: To understand your service experience
In order to
understand your experiences please reflect on the following
questions:
WHAT:
SO WHAT:
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What did your
experience(s) mean to you?
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What did you
learn from your experience(s)?
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What do you
feel is your main contribution to the agency or the people you
worked with?
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What did you
learn about yourself?
NOW WHAT:
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In what ways
can you apply what you are learning to other areas of your life?
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The most
important thing you will take with you from this experience is…
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Has your
community service sparked an interest in service or in the issue
that you worked with?
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If so, how do
you plan to continue pursuing that interest?
(Reference: Florida State University’s
Environment Sheets)
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