South Fork Conservancy worked with a coalition of federal, state, and local organizations to turn a once a long-neglected industrial wasteland contaminated by asbestos and invasive plants into the nature preserve Zonolite Park is today. A file was found in a Zonolite office referring to the floodplain as NickelBottom. This name was seized on for the community garden as a perfect reminder that rich
bottom land is best for gardens. Friends of Zonolite Park continue the volunteers work necessary to continue making Zonolite Park and Nickel Bottom Community Garden an oasis for wildlife, nature lovers, and gardeners. Invasive plants continue to be removed and replaced with native plants to restore the biodiversity of this beautiful greenspace. Zonolite Park Workdays are the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month of the year from 9:30 am to 11:30 am. Meet in the pavilion in the Community Garden and enjoy coffee prior to starting work. Bring your coffee cup and gloves. For more information about workdays or park restoration please contact Coleen Boyle ([email protected])
Zonolite Park is an approved Georgia Native Plant Society Restoration Site (https://gnps.org/conservation/restoration/zonolite-park-restoration-project/)
and has an ongoing partnership with the Intown Atlanta Chapter of the Georgia Native Plant Society (https://gnps.org/intown-atlanta/)
For more information about Nickel Bottom Community Garden, please contact Pete Densmore ([email protected])
