On April 27th, Jennie Drake Park participated in the 2024 iNaturalist City Nature Challenge- a yearly event where participants locate and identify plants and animals in their natural habitat. The results are uploaded and compared to other participants around the world. As part of the Atlanta challenge, we were able to identify seventeen different species in Jennie Drake Park: Japanese maple, Christmas fern, Common Dewberry, Hooked Buttercup, and Spiderworts, to name a few. The Atlanta Challenge had 787 participants, 9554 observations, and 1880 species identified.

More information can be found at https://iNaturalist.org

Students and Friends working in Jennie Drake Park

Special thanks to everyone who came out and volunteered with us at Jennie Drake Park on Monday, the birthday of Dr. M. L. King! We had excellent weather and great participation. 

Our volunteers included three (3) youth, two from North Atlanta High and one from Douglass High; and twenty-one (21) adults.  Most adults were Collier Heights residents. We were delighted that Dr. Juanita Morton, president of the Collier Heights National Historic District, was with us. Also, it was great to have three parent/child pairs in the group. 

Many, many thanks to all our volunteers!  

Each year Jennie Drake Park recognizes our graduating student volunteers. This year we recognize graduating high school senior volunteer Italo Jenkins.

Italo will be attending Oregon State University.

This year’s Martin Luther King Day at Jennie Drake Park included a visit by volunteers from Pebble Tossers of Atlanta www.pebbletossers.org; a non-profit organization empowering and equipping youth to lead through community service.

Our 2022 Volunteer of the Year is Dawn Jackson-Robinson

November’s Workday in the Park

Every year Jennie Drake Park recognizes graduating Student Volunteers. This year we recognize three graduating students: Jason Sanford, Nneka Chiagoziem Otuonye, and Rahsaan Norman.

The Friends of Jennie Drake Park would like your input on the ways that Jennie Drake Park can meet the needs of you and your family. Jennie Drake Park, a 2.9-acre nature preserve, is located at the corner of Waterford Rd. and Oldknow Drive in Collier Heights. The Park is intended for passive enjoyment. We are asking neighbors and visitors to share your vision by completing this survey. Our 2013 Vision plan can be seen by clicking on “Vision Plan” at the top of page.

You can access the survey here: https://forms.gle/s2VnG5aCkHyXNJvs5