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Causes: Environment, Forest Conservation
Mission: The organization's primary exempt purpose is forest conservation.
Programs: Fernbank museum of natural history - provision of (i) scientific consultative services, (ii) 2610 hours of machete man services for control and eradication of non-native invasive plant species from a 65 acre old growth forest and its surroundings, and (iii) 912 hours of faunal assessments and evaluation. Specialized training was provided to 13 apprentices. Persons benefitting include museum attendees estimated to be 10% of the approximately 400,000 total visiting the museum or 40,000 people.
east lake commons - organization and deployment of machete man apprentices and volunteers to remove non-native invasive plants by solely mechanical means from the extensively wooded areas of a 21 acre co-residency (about 300 residents) that includes a working organic farm. Specialized training was provided to 13 apprentices and approximately 35 volunteers.
mcfarlane nature park - provision of scientific consultative services and 120 hours of machete man services to control and eradicate non-native invasive plant species from woodlands within an 11. 5 acre park owned by the cobb land trust, inc. Specialized training provided to 7 apprentices and 5 volunteers.