Blue Heron Nature Preserve is a grass roots, non-profit organization founded in 2000 whose mission is to create a personal experience with nature by protecting native habitats in an urban environment, engaging people to experience those habitats, providing a living, nature lab for education and research and advocating for protection of nature in urban communities.   To accomplish this, we partner with the City of Atlanta to manage a 30-acre greenspace in the City offering diverse natural and cultural features to be protected and illuminated.