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West Atlanta Watershed Alliance Environmental Education Programs at the Outdoor Activity Center include activities such as the WAWA Wednesdays Homeschool Program, Mid Week Volunteer Service, and O-Camps Open House. Participants can also take part in events and workshops like the Compost and Aquaponics Workshop, Power Tools Workshop, Pollinator Plant Giveaway, 5th Saturday Hike featuring Dr. Denzell Cross, LostInTheLetters with Saretta Morgan, the Mayor's Summer Reading Program, and the Open House: Outdoor Activity Center.
• Ages: 10–18 years old
The programs take place at the Outdoor Activity Center (OAC), which is a 26-acre urban forest preserve and nature center. The programs are facilitated by the West Atlanta Watershed Alliance and are made possible by a grant from the USDA Forest Service for the Atlanta Children’s Forest Network. The programs provide the opportunity for youth 10 years and older to participate in meaningful activities encouraging conservation and stewardship. WAWA’s symbol is WAWA Aba or “Seed of the WAWA Tree,” the West African Adinkra symbol of hardiness, toughness, and perseverance.
West Atlanta Watershed Alliance’s mission is to improve the quality of life within the West Atlanta Watershed by protecting, preserving, and restoring the community’s natural resources. When West Atlanta Watershed Alliance was an all-volunteer organization, it preserved over 400 acres of green space from development in Southwest Atlanta and raised over $2 million dollars to do so before becoming a 501(c)(3) organization, and it has grown to a 501(c)(3) with a small dedicated staff of environmental educators, stewards, and activists. The leadership team includes Chanté Lively, Environmental Education Coordinator; Shantaé Shearer, Marketing & Communications Director; Quanda Spencer, Environmental Scientist & Volunteer Services Coordinator; Ari Holt, Business Development Manager; and Janelle Wright, Environmental Justice Programs Manager.
West Atlanta Watershed Alliance represents African American neighborhoods in Northwest and Southwest Atlanta that are most inundated with environmental stressors but are least represented at environmental decision-making tables. It co-stewards the nearby 135-acre Cascade Springs Nature Preserve and the 200-acre Lionel Hampton Beecher Park, and it co-created the Proctor Creek Stewardship Council, which consists of residents and volunteers who lead stewardship activities in various parts of the watershed. Through an MOU with the City of Atlanta Bureau of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs, West Atlanta Watershed Alliance operates the Outdoor Activity Center. The Georgia Tech Vertically Integrated Project: Building for Equity and Sustainability is working to create an outdoor classroom with West Atlanta Watershed Alliance that draws influence from Afrofuturism and serves as an outdoor education space.
Last updated April 26, 2026.
• Ages: 10–18 years old
The programs take place at the Outdoor Activity Center (OAC), which is a 26-acre urban forest preserve and nature center. The programs are facilitated by the West Atlanta Watershed Alliance and are made possible by a grant from the USDA Forest Service for the Atlanta Children’s Forest Network. The programs provide the opportunity for youth 10 years and older to participate in meaningful activities encouraging conservation and stewardship. WAWA’s symbol is WAWA Aba or “Seed of the WAWA Tree,” the West African Adinkra symbol of hardiness, toughness, and perseverance.
West Atlanta Watershed Alliance’s mission is to improve the quality of life within the West Atlanta Watershed by protecting, preserving, and restoring the community’s natural resources. When West Atlanta Watershed Alliance was an all-volunteer organization, it preserved over 400 acres of green space from development in Southwest Atlanta and raised over $2 million dollars to do so before becoming a 501(c)(3) organization, and it has grown to a 501(c)(3) with a small dedicated staff of environmental educators, stewards, and activists. The leadership team includes Chanté Lively, Environmental Education Coordinator; Shantaé Shearer, Marketing & Communications Director; Quanda Spencer, Environmental Scientist & Volunteer Services Coordinator; Ari Holt, Business Development Manager; and Janelle Wright, Environmental Justice Programs Manager.
West Atlanta Watershed Alliance represents African American neighborhoods in Northwest and Southwest Atlanta that are most inundated with environmental stressors but are least represented at environmental decision-making tables. It co-stewards the nearby 135-acre Cascade Springs Nature Preserve and the 200-acre Lionel Hampton Beecher Park, and it co-created the Proctor Creek Stewardship Council, which consists of residents and volunteers who lead stewardship activities in various parts of the watershed. Through an MOU with the City of Atlanta Bureau of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs, West Atlanta Watershed Alliance operates the Outdoor Activity Center. The Georgia Tech Vertically Integrated Project: Building for Equity and Sustainability is working to create an outdoor classroom with West Atlanta Watershed Alliance that draws influence from Afrofuturism and serves as an outdoor education space.
Last updated April 26, 2026.
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