One of the simplest ways to help the environment to watch not only what you put in the garbage, but also what goes down your sink. Fats, Oil, and Grease (FOG) do not belong in our wastewater pipes and can be detrimental to the system. Visit the Autrey Mill Visitor Center to learn more about FOG and the effect it has on the environment. Or you can find Autrey Mill at any number of Johns Creek City events, spreading awareness and information about FOG.

Since its inception, AMNP has provided environmental education and championed the protection of our Natural Resources to the community of Johns Creek. It is part of our mission to “create a destination and educational resource that inspires exploration, appreciation, and preservation of the natural environment and local history.”  In addition, we have a strong record of attending city-wide festivals and events at multiple locations and hosting community programs on-site that contain both an educational and entertainment component.

AMNP has resources and materials such as an EnviroScape, adopt-a-stream tests kits, watershed maps, gyotaku fish models, fish adaptation kits, dissection equipment, and more that serve to teach the public specifically about the environmental issues covered by NPDES and SWR initiatives.  Partnering with our friendly animal ambassadors, AMNP staff is able to draw a large number of visitors to visit the tent/table at City festivals.

Thanks to the City of Johns Creek, AMNP is able to fulfill requests for up to one inquiry per month from schools or libraries that are located within the City of Johns Creek at zero cost for the institution that serves teachers and/or children or students.  Programs include Science Days, STEM night displays, open houses, field trips, and more. AMNP will also incorporate environmental education into other on-demand programs that teach students in Johns Creek including Scout badges, home school classes, and preschool programs. AMNP will also plan and offer one workshop per year for teachers from Johns Creek City Schools to give guidance and answer questions about advancing the teaching of environmental education with their students free of charge to the teachers.  Potential topics are Citizen Science Projects, Adopt a Stream in Schools, Getting Little Feet Wet, Project Wet, and others. AMNP will also coordinate at least one quarterly environmentally-themed group volunteer day that would allow school groups, corporate volunteer groups, Scout groups, or other volunteer organizations to perform volunteer work in the Nature Preserve that further serves to educate those who participate in the importance of conservation of the land and watershed that is affected by the cleanup work performed.

Autrey Mill Nature Preserve has partnered with Green Cell ATL to build a Compost Learning Center.