ANNOUNCING CHATTAHOOCHEE NATIONAL PARK CONSERVANCY HIGHTOWER AWARD

CNPC announces the creation of the Chattahoochee National Park Conservancy Hightower Award. The award will be given to those whose efforts and dedication have had a lasting and positive impact on the CRNRA and its community. This award is named in honor of Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Park Ranger Jerry Hightower, who is also the first recipient.

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WE ARE hiring an executive director! 

We are excited to announce that we are seeking our first full time Executive Director for the Chattahoochee National Park Conservancy (CNPC). This individual’s primary role is to advance CNPC on a sustainable, rapid pace of growth while fulfilling its mission to support the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. They will be the voice and face of the organization and breathe its purpose and potential every day.

The search is being conducted by the Potrero Group and additional information can be found by clicking on the below button.  

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SEARCH

WE ARE CELEBRATING OUR 10TH birthday! 

After more than nine months of organizing by a small group of dedicated volunteers, on November 1, 2012, the Chattahoochee National Park Conservancy was born as the official friends group and primary philanthropic partner of the CRNRA.  By our 10th birthday on November 1, 2022, CNPC raised more than $1.3 million in support of our mission to build a community of support for the CRNRA and promote stewardship of its natural and cultural resources. And we are just getting started!



BECOME A MEMBER TODAY!

For as little as $5 a month, you can join the community that supports the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area and its 15 park units along 48 miles of the Chattahoochee. 


ORAL HISTORY OF THE  CRNRA 

CNPC supporter Dyna Kohler and her late husband John organized and funded a project to document the creation of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area through an oral history video.  You can view a seven-minute of the video using the below link.  

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Providing for our local national park is our passion!

Chattahoochee National Park Conservancy (CNPC) is the official friends group for the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, a series of fifteen park units along 48 miles of the Chattahoochee River in Atlanta. Our mission is to build a community of support for the CRNRA and promote stewardship of its natural and cultural resources. 


Check out our 2022 highlights

We are proud of the support we provided the Chattahoochee River National Area with in 2022!

We raised over $370,000, a 93% increase over 2021, that was used towards a SCA trail crew, bridge repairs, a new pollinator garden, field trips, volunteer events and more.


CURRENT PROJECTS






WATER SAFETY 

The Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area launched a water safety campaign developed in partnership with WABE and the YMCA of Metro Atlanta.  Since 2012, over 15 drowning-related fatalities at Diving Rock in the Palisades unit of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, with the majority of the victims being young African American males who were not wearing personal flotation devices (PFD's). In response, the park has collaborated with our partners to develop a public awareness campaign that emphasizes wearing PFDs.

Click here to learn more about recreating safely on the Chattahoochee River. 

CNPC PROGRAMS


HikeCRNRA

CNPC's new hiking program that encourages participants to hike all 66 official miles of trails in the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. Learn more here.

Lead the Pack! Bag and Bin It! 

Thirty-seven new dog waste bins installed in the CRNRA include free waste bags and disposal bins to encourage visitors to properly dispose of their dog’s waste at the park! Learn more here.


THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR CORPORATE SUPPORTERS! 

Interested in learning how you can help us help our well-loved National Park? 

Email President@ChattahoocheeParks.org


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NEWS

Announcing Chattahoochee National Park Conservancy Hightower Award Click for more

New Leadership for Chattahoochee National Park Conservancy Click for more

Ribbon Cutting for Three Cochran Shoals Overlooks Click for more

New Superintendent Named for CRNRA Click for more

Hiking During the COVID-19 Pandemic? Click for more


Chattahoochee National Park Conservancy, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. We are proud to support our Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, a unit of the national park system managed by the National Park Service. Tax ID: 46-1326423 



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