Finding the Flint (FTF) is a non-profit environmental advocacy organization and non-profit project created by American Rivers and The Conservation Fund, non-profit organizations who advocate for protecting rivers in the United States, and the Atlanta Regional Commission.[1][2][3]
| Types | nonprofit organization  |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Georgia, USA |
| Website | findingtheflint |
Finding the Flint focuses on the cultural, physical, and environmental restoration of the Flint River, focusing on its headwaters in the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, and streams or creeks affected by the environment.[3][4][5][6]
Finding the Flint also aims to raise awareness about the existence of the Flint River, which is obscured by urban expansion that has occurred around the metropolitan area of Atlanta.[7]
History
editIn 2017, American Rivers, The Conservation Fund, and the Atlanta Regional Commission hired Ryan Gravel's firm Sixpitch to bring several ideas together in an aerotropolis-wide vision for the Flint River headwaters, focusing on the restoration of the Flint. With the support of Southside native and author Hannah Palmer, the Finding the Flint was born.[1][2][3]
The Finding the Flint project is supported by Delta Air Lines and the metro Atlanta cities of East Point, College Park, and Hapeville.[8]
In 2021, MARTA planned to offer 7-acres of territory near the Flint's headwaters in College Park to Finding the Flint, for $218,000, to create the city's first nature preserve. MARTA's Board of Directors Planning and Capital Programs Committee voted on April 29, 2021, to sell the 7-acres of wetland.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b "Finding the Flint". Finding the Flint. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ a b "About". Finding the Flint. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Finding the Flint —". www.americanrivers.org. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ Stafford, Leon. "South metro seeking to restore Flint River to former glory". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ISSN 1539-7459. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ Fund, The Conservation (November 1, 2021). "Finding the Flint Documentary". SaportaReport. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ "Finding the Flint —". www.americanrivers.org. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ "A river flows under Atlanta's airport, and people hope to make it a destination". WABE. September 13, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ Schilling, Erin (November 7, 2023). "'Connective thread': How a South Atlanta river restoration could spur investment". Atlanta Business Chronicle. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ Green, Josh (April 29, 2021). "MARTA plans to offer 7 acres for riverside greenspace near Atlanta airport". Urbanize Atlanta. Retrieved November 10, 2023.