Metro Atlanta’s Urban Waters Symposium 2022

225 Chester Avenue Southeast,Atlanta GA 30316

14 September, 2022

Description

This confluence will be a day-long opportunity for community engagement, education and community development opportunities for everyone interested in our unique ecosystems. This event is planned as a lively, interactive discussion on Climate Resiliency and Environmental Justice in and around Metro Atlanta. Please fill out the food preference form before Wednesday September 14th. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ONQvCd_ZPvfJmjY2BLe6xedis9mGa7dYzeuEoRiwrC8/edit Food https://www.atlantacreekleague.com/creek-store Atlanta's Watersheds By: Mollie Taylor Proximity2nature.com We often talk about the I-285 "perimeter" of Atlanta, but there are other natural perimeters that occupy little of our attention. Pictured here are four of Atlanta's watersheds. Clockwise from the top right, they are Peachtree Creek, Upper South River, Utoy Creek-Chattahoochee River. The Eastern Continental Divide By: Mollie Taylor Proximity2nature.com Atlanta sits atop of the Eastern Continental Divide. Similar to the Great Continental Divide (where rivers on one side drain to the pacific and on the other side to the Atlantic), water on one side of this line flows to the Gulf of Mexico, while water on the other side flows directly to the Atlantic Ocean. Because this ridgeline is relatively flat, railways were built here, followed by Dekalb Avenue and Lee Street, which roughly follow the divide.