Cities are habitats for wildlife and people

More than half the world’s human population lives in cities, and this is increasing. Not only are city yards, parks, and greenspaces where urbanites experience nature the most, they are places where animals find food and shelter. To shed a light on nature in our urban city greenspaces, I established a partnership between Trees Atlanta and Georgia Audubon to pilot a Wildlife Camera Trap Project.

Six cameras were installed along the Atlanta BeltLine Arboretum with a volunteer trained to maintain the cameras and transfer camera data files. Under Georgia Audubon’s direction, the massive volume of footage is reviewed and edited with a team of volunteers and then compiled into highlight videos. This project was a one-year pilot project with one highlight video produced for each season. Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer.

My roles involved:

• Project visioning

• Partnership development

• Project planning

• Budgeting

• Volunteer training

• Contract and memorandum of agreement drafting

• Staff training

*All work was completed while either employed as the Associate Director of Design at Trees Atalanta or as a Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Georgia, 2020