Southeastern Trust for Parks & Land founder Bill Jones celebrates a decade of new parks
Atlanta Senior Life – October 2022
By Mark Woolsey
It’s a pleasant mid-September Saturday morning and for Bill Jones, something good is happening.
The founder and executive director of the Southeastern Trust for Parks and Land is sitting on a park bench amid the Campbellton Creek Nature Park, an 80-acre oasis of towering hardwoods, riotous greenery and garden plants. Laced with nature trails, it’s in a hyper-developed area of the city of South Fulton that’s full of warehouses and apartment complexes. Jones is working with students from a Kennesaw State University interdisciplinary science class focused specifically on the park. They’re taking photos of a demonstration garden while checking out mushrooms and various tree varieties. They’re also digging up soil samples to be tested back on campus…
Bill Jones
Founder and Executive Director of Southeastern Trust for Parks and Land.
