In a shallow, rippling stream in Stone Mountain Park, Harold Harbert and his group of volunteers bent over plastic containers, sorting through decaying leaves and picking out bugs.
They’ve found good news: evidence of a healthy stream.
Harbert works for the Georgia Environmental Protection Division and has been with the Adopt-A-Stream program for about 25 years, directing it for 20. In 2023, the program reached the highwater mark of its 30-year anniversary.
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