Dr. Pauline Drake is one of three finalists for this year’s Cox Conserves Heroes Award.  Each of the three finalists received $5,000 dollars to be used in improving their outdoor project.  The winner of the Cox Conserves Award will receive an additional $5,000 dollars for their project.  If Pauline wins the award, it would mean a total of $10,000 dollars for improvements at Jennie Drake Park.

Cox Enterprises (WSB-TV) and the Trust for Public Land recognize volunteers that create, preserve or enhance the shared outdoor spaces in their communities. Pauline was nominated for her leadership in bringing her mother’s vision of a neighborhood park to reality.  Pauline will be quick to point out that it’s the volunteers that make it happen.

Jennie Drake Park is located in Historic Collier Heights at the corner of Oldknow Drive and Waterford Rd.

She needs your vote!

• Voting begins October 5th and ends October 26th
• Vote online at  http://www.wsbtv.com/CoxConservesHeroes
• You can see Pauline’s television interview at: http://www.wsbtv.com/community/people-2-people/pauline-drake-vies-for-cox-conserves-heroes-award_20161003123658/452941439

For information on Jennie Drake Park visit www.jenniedrakepark.org  or email us at jenniedrakepark@gmail.com.

Photos from the Jennie Drake Park work session on July 18th.

Last October, we began working on the area of Jennie Drake Park at the corner of Oldknow Drive and Waterford Road. This had been a dumping ground for many years. On the October 18th work session,  we pulled out several tires and filled a lot of bags with bottles, cans and other trash. We also pulled out a roll of chain link fence that someone had dumped there.

On Saturday, June 20th,  with the help of the City of Atlanta Corrections Department, a group of inmates, directed by Officer Ronald Jordan, built a path from the corner of the Park down to the main trail. As you can see from the pictures, the area (and the path) looks great!

This little guy/gal was found nesting near the Park entrance by Pauline and Michael Drake.  They moved the turtle into the Park near the stream.  It appears to be an Eastern Mud Turtle http://srelherp.uga.edu/turtles/kinsub.htm

On Thursday, we had a water main break in the Park.  Fortunately, the water flowed down the road into the storm drain.  Workers had to cut down three trees to access the break.