2025-08-22T06:39:13-07:00 2024-12-31 582361357 GREGG S BOSSEN CPA PC 50 LENOX POINT SUITE C ATLANTA GA 30324 990 2024-01-01 020648202 BLUE HERON NATURE PRESERVE INC BLUE 4049466394 4055 ROSWELL ROAD ATLANTA GA 30342 KEVIN MCCAULEY Executive Dir. 2025-08-22 true true Gregg S Bossen P01444127 4048929513 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z 4055 ROSWELL ROAD ATLANTA GA 30342 455759 false X BHNP.ORG X 2003 GA We create personal experiences with nature for people of all ages through innovative environmental education programs, conservation projects, and nature-inspired art exhibitions at our 30-acre preserve and in communities across Atlanta to advance environmental stewardship. 11 11 8 500 0 314942 185397 157872 166559 845 96117 102958 568931 455759 0 0 232166 224452 0 39020 446173 259963 678339 484415 -109408 -28656 771542 747719 6757 12341 764785 735378 We create personal experiences with nature for people of all ages through innovative environmental education programs, conservation projects, and nature-inspired art exhibitions at our 30-acre preserve and in communities across Atlanta to advance environmental stewardship. false false 362083 THE ORGANIZATION OPERATED THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS IN 2024:CONSERVATION: AS AN ECOLOGICAL TREASURE FILLED WITH WOODLANDS, WETLANDS, RIPARIAN CREEK AREAS OVER 30-ACRES, A MEADOW, BLUE HERON NATURE PRESERVE IS COMMITTED TO TAP THE BEAUTY AND WONDER OF OUR GREENSPACE REGIONALLY AS A DYNAMIC OUTDOOR CLASSROOM AND RESEARCH HUB FOR METROPOLITAN ATLANTA AND BEYOND. IN 2024, WE CONTINUED A PARTNERSHIP WITH GEORGIA TECH AND THE CITY OF ATLANTA TO LEVERAGE THE USE OF DRONE AND APPS FOR OUR ONGOING TREE CANOPY WORK. OUR NATIVE PLANT GARDEN HAS GROWN IN SIZE AND APPRECIATION WITH THE HELP OF VOLUNTEERS GUIDED BY OUR MEADOW MANAGER. DURING THE YEAR WE INSTALLED A DEMONSTRATION NATIVE PLANT GARDEN AROUND OUR NEW ENTRANCE SIGN TO INSPIRE THE COMMUNITY TO SEE FIRST HAND THE BEAUTY AND BENEFITS OF NATIVE PLANTS.EDUCATION: BLUE HERON NATURE PRESERVE, INC. ENHANCED THE QUALITY AND REACH OF OUR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN 2024. UNDERSTANDING THAT OUR CURRICULUM SHOULD BE DYNAMIC LIKE OUR 30-ACRE GREENSPACE, BLUE HERON EDUCATORS COMPLEMENTED OUR REGGIO EMILIA CURRICULUM WITH ART ACTIVITIES FOR THE 1267 STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN OUR SUMMER AND SCHOOL BREAK CAMPS, SCOUT PROGRAMS, AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND COUNSELOR-IN-TRAINING PROGRAMS. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS SERVING UNDERSERVED FAMILIES INCLUDING TITLE 1 SCHOOLS, WE WERE HONORED TO INSPIRE CHILDREN AND ADULTS OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS ABOUT THE NATURE BEAUTY AT OUR 30-ACRE PRESERVE AND THE GREENSPACES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.PUBLIC ART: 2024 WITNESSED THE BLOSSOMING OF OUR NATURE-THEMED ART PROGRAMS. TO CELEBRATE ITS 10TH YEAR WE HAD 10 VISUAL ARTISTS FROM THE ATLANTA REGION AND THE SOUTHEAST PARTICIPATED IN OUR ART OF NATURE OUTDOOR ART EXHIBITION, CURATED BY THE BLUE HERON ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE. WE CONTINUED OUR QUARTERLY INDOOR ART EXHIBITIONS FEATURING EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED ARTISTS FROM ATLANTA AND THE SOUTHEAST REGION. 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