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Water Sampling - Nickajack Creek - RSVP required
Water Sampling - Nickajack Creek - RSVP required
June 5, 2025 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Nickajack Park This activity requires an RSVP because the water collection time is determined by the assigned volunteer. Send an email of interest to: riverlinega@gmail.com
Learn how monthly water samples are collected from Nickajack Creek for the Neighborhood Water Watch program administered by the Chattahoochee Riverkeeper.
More info here: http://riverline.org/waterways-2/
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Ride along to the Riverkeeper's office to observe water sample procedures and the water testing laboratory. The Chattahoochee Riverkeeper's office address is 6020 River View Rd. SE, Suite 100, Smyrna, GA 30126 https://chattahoochee.org/
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Rescheduled on Aug 23 - Turner-Sewell Cemetery Care-RSVP required
Rescheduled on Aug 23 - Turner-Sewell Cemetery Care-RSVP required
June 7, 2025 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Veterans Memorial Hwy & Discovery Blvd - RSVP for directions The June 7 workday has been rescheduled on August 23.
The historic Turner-Sewell Cemetery was adopted by The River Line Historic Area under
Cobb County's Adopt-A-Cemetery Program on October 21, 2011. Volunteers have been providing vegetation upkeep on a regular basis since then.
Help us create a native plant garden in this secluded location. Do you have native plants growing in your yard to share? If so, bring them along with the tools for transplanting and water to get them established. They will have a safe new home here! Need help identifying native plants? You can find them on The Georgia Native Plant Society page here: https://gnps.org/plants/
If you are available to help, please register by sending your name and phone to RiverLineGA@gmail.com and we will respond with additional information.
In 1851 Daniel R.Turner owned 740 acres along the Chattahoochee River in Cobb County and operated the Mayson-Turner ferry across the Chattahoochee at today's Veteran's Memorial Hwy. His first born son, John Turner, owned the house which stood at 5811 Oakdale Road, demolislhed February 2015 by the City of Smyrna. Daniel and John are both buried at the Turner-Sewell Cemetery along with other family members.
More information:
http://riverline.org/cemeteries/
which operates under the Cobb County Adopt-A-Cemetery Program.
https://www.cobbcounty.org/community-development/planning/historic-preservation/cemetery-preservation-commission
Turner Family History
http://riverline.org/history/
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Water Sampling - Nickajack Creek - RSVP required
Water Sampling - Nickajack Creek - RSVP required
June 12, 2025 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Nickajack Park This activity requires an RSVP because the water collection time is determined by the assigned volunteer. Send an email of interest to: riverlinega@gmail.com
Learn how monthly water samples are collected from Nickajack Creek for the Neighborhood Water Watch program administered by the Chattahoochee Riverkeeper.
More info here: http://riverline.org/waterways-2/
Optional:
Ride along to the Riverkeeper's office to observe water sample procedures and the water testing laboratory. The Chattahoochee Riverkeeper's office address is 6020 River View Rd. SE, Suite 100, Smyrna, GA 30126 https://chattahoochee.org/
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Reschduled on Aug 16 - Hooper-McWilliams Cemetery Care -RSVP required
Reschduled on Aug 16 - Hooper-McWilliams Cemetery Care -RSVP required
June 14, 2025 10:00 am - 11:00 am
5411 S Cobb Dr SE, Smyrna, GA 30080 This work day has been rescheduled for August 16.
The historic Hooper-McWilliams family cemetery was adopted by The River Line Historic Area on September 6, 2016. It is located next to the McDonough Georgia Power Plant near the Chattahoochee River on South Cobb Drive within the Riverview Memorial Park Cemetery.
We need a limited number of adult volunteers (16 years or older) to maintain this cemetery by replacing invasive vegetation with native plants. Do you have native plants growing in your yard to share? If so, bring them with a jug of water to get them established. They will have a safe new home here!
Need help identifying native plants? You can find them on The Georgia Native Plant Society page here: https://gnps.org/plants/
If you can help, send a RSVP note to riverlinega@gmail.com and more details will be sent in return. Appropriate attire includes gloves, long pants, sturdy shoes, socks and hat. A long sleeve cover up shirt will protect arms from scratches and insects. Bring your water bottle to keep hydrated. If you have them, bring small hand pruners.
The pioneering Thomas Hooper family owned 531 acres along the Chattahoochee River in 1851.
More information:
http://riverline.org/cemeteries/
http://riverline.org/history/
Cobb County Adopt-A-Cemetery Program. https://www.cobbcounty.org/community-development/planning/historic-preservation/cemetery-preservation-commission
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Water Sampling - Nickajack Creek - RSVP required
Water Sampling - Nickajack Creek - RSVP required
June 19, 2025 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Nickajack Park This activity requires an RSVP because the water collection time is determined by the assigned volunteer. Send an email of interest to: riverlinega@gmail.com
Learn how monthly water samples are collected from Nickajack Creek for the Neighborhood Water Watch program administered by the Chattahoochee Riverkeeper.
More info here: http://riverline.org/waterways-2/
Optional:
Ride along to the Riverkeeper's office to observe water sample procedures and the water testing laboratory. The Chattahoochee Riverkeeper's office address is 6020 River View Rd. SE, Suite 100, Smyrna, GA 30126 https://chattahoochee.org/
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Shoupade Park Trimming the Trenches
Shoupade Park Trimming the Trenches
June 22, 2025 9:30 am - 11:30 am
Shoupade Park, 4757-4779 Oakdale Rd, Smyrna, GA 30080, USA Shoupade Park is listed on the Cobb County Historic Register due to the 1864 American Civil War fortifications preserved within the 2-acre park consisting of 2 Shoupade Forts, an artillery redan, and a trench line connecting them. During the summer, the historic land features are obscured from view due to vegetation growth. Parks (riverline.org)
Volunteers will carefully remove or cut back vegetation, so visitors can view and appreciate the land imprint of these historic fortification time capsules. If you would like to volunteer to help, please send a RSVP to RiverLineGA@gmail.com for more details, and preparation information.
More on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RiverLineHistoricArea
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Water Sampling - Nickajack Creek - RSVP required
Water Sampling - Nickajack Creek - RSVP required
June 26, 2025 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Nickajack Park This activity requires an RSVP because the water collection time is determined by the assigned volunteer. Send an email of interest to: riverlinega@gmail.com
Learn how monthly water samples are collected from Nickajack Creek for the Neighborhood Water Watch program administered by the Chattahoochee Riverkeeper.
More info here: http://riverline.org/waterways-2/
Optional:
Ride along to the Riverkeeper's office to observe water sample procedures and the water testing laboratory. The Chattahoochee Riverkeeper's office address is 6020 River View Rd. SE, Suite 100, Smyrna, GA 30126 https://chattahoochee.org/
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