Events, Meetings and Volunteer Opportunities 2010

For more information about these listings, please call (404) 371-4444 or email susan@decaturpreservationalliance.org. For more information about Woodlands Garden, please visit www.woodlandsgarden.org.

Woodlands Midweek Gardeners - September 8 & 22

8 to 11 a.m., Woodlands Garden, 920 Scott Blvd.

Volunteers welcome to help with Woodlands landscaping anytime during these hours. Experience not necessary! Come join this congenial group and learn all about Piedmont native plants. Onsite parking.

Decatur Cemetery Second Sunday Strolls - September 12

2:30 p.m., Decatur Cemetery, 299 Bell Street

Meet guide Cathy Vogel, Friends of Decatur Cemetery, for this hour long, leisurely walk through the historic section of metro Atlanta's oldest public burial space. The tours continue each second Sunday through October. Meet at the cemetery gazebo near the Commerce Drive entrance.

Decatur Garden Tour - September 25 & 26

Visit the website for detailed information: www.decaturgardentour.com.

Woodlands Sunday in the Garden - September 26

2 to 4 p.m., Woodlands Garden, 920 Scott Blvd. Free.

Maps and student educational guides are available if you prefer to tour on your own. Woodlands volunteer docents also onsite. Woodlands is open the last Sunday of every month, rain or shine. Bring your family and friends, but please leave Fido at home. Overflow parking at City Schools of Decatur Central Administrative Offices (Westchester School), 758 Scott Blvd.

Meetings and Events

Historic Preservation Commission - third Tuesday of every month

6:30 p.m., City Hall, 509 N. McDonough St.

For more information, contact Regina Brewer, Preservation Planner for the City of Decatur, regina.brewer@decaturga.com or (404) 371-8386.

Environmental Sustainability Board - third Friday of every month

8 a.m., City Hall, 509 N. McDonough St.