Eco-A hosts a unique series of educational walks and outings
in special natural areas of Atlanta and our region.
See also EcoNaturalist Certification
Walks and Outings, 2021
Jan 23 – South Bend Park
Stewardship Walk
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Feb 7 – South Bend Park
Stewardship Walk
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Feb 20 – Boulders at Boat Rock
This event is full – now taking waitlist
Naturalist Walk
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Feb 21 – Grove Park Proctor Creek
Stewardship Walk
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Feb 22 – Winter Tree ID
With Georgia Arborist Association
Naturalist Walk
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Feb 27 – South Bend Park
Stewardship Walk
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Mar 14 – South Bend Park
Stewardship Walk
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Mar 27 – Sawnee Mountain Preserve
This event is full – now taking waitlist
Naturalist Walk
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Apr 3 – All About Adams Park
Naturalist Walk
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Apr 3 – Lionel Hampton-Beecher Hills
Naturalist Walk
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Apr 10 – South Bend Park
(Rescheduled for May 29)
Stewardship Walk
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Apr 17 – D’Agnese Botanical Walk
Naturalist Walk
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Apr 18 – Monte Vista Biblical Gardens
Naturalist Walk
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Apr 24 – Spring Medicine Walk
With Susan Edwards
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Apr 25 – Lionel Hampton-Beecher Hills
Stewardship Walk
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Apr 25 – South Bend Park
Stewardship Walk
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May 8 – Sawnee Mountain Preserve
Naturalist Walk
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May 16 – The Forest at Dunwoody
Naturalist Walk
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May 22 – South Bend Park
Stewardship Walk
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May 29 – South Bend Park
Stewardship Walk
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Jun 6 – South Bend Park
Stewardship Walk
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Jun 27 – South Bend Park
Stewardship Walk
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July 17 – South Bend Park
Stewardship Walk
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More 2021 events posted soon!
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Walks and Outings, 2020 (Past)
Jan 19 – Relict Forest Restoration
Volunteer Event
for more info and to register click here
Jan 26 – Winter Tree ID
This event is full – now taking waitlist
Chattahoochee National Recreation Area
for more info and to register click here
Feb 1 – Sandhill Cranes, Cherokee History
Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge, TN
This event is full – now taking waitlist
for more information and to register, click here
Feb 15 – Secrets to the Winter Woods
(rescheduled)
Frazer Forest
for more information and to register, click here
Feb 15 – Forest Valentine
Volunteer at Grove Park
for more information and to register, click here
Feb 21 – Lunch & Learn
Atlanta Tree Conservation Commission
Atlanta City Hall
for more information and to register, click here
Feb 23 – Stewardship/Volunteer Walk
Lionel Hampton Beecher Hills Park
for more information and to register, click here
Mar 8 – Stewardship/Volunteer Walk
Lionel Hampton Beecher Hills Park
for more information and to register, click here
Mar 22, 23 – Park Pride
(rescheduled to Aug 17)
Parks and Greenspace Conference, 2020
for more information and to register, click here
Mar 29 – Sanctuary Walk
This event has been rescheduled to June 27
Lithonia, GA
for more information and to register, click here
Apr 11 – Spring Greens and Medicinals
This event has been changed to a video walk
With Susan Edwards
for more information and to register, click here
June 6 – Jennie Drake Park
This event is full – now taking waitlist
Naturalist Walk
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Jun 7 – Summer Blooms
and Small Tree Medicines
With Susan Edwards
for more information and to register, click here
Jun 20 – Flint River Kayak & Camp
Kayak, Camp, Regional History
for more information and to register, click here
Jun 27 – Sanctuary Walk
This event is full – now taking waitlist
Lithonia, GA
for more information and to register, click here
Jun 28 – Stewardship Walk
Grove Park/Proctor Creek
for more information and to register, click here
July 11 – Lionel Hampton-Beecher Hills
Stewardship Walk
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July 12 – Dearborn Park
Stewardship Walk
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July 19 – Stone Mountain
This event is full – now taking waitlist
Naturalist Walk
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Aug 2 – Grove Park/Proctor Creek
Stewardship Walk
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Aug 11/12* – Perseid Meteor Shower & Camping
This event is full on Tuesday, contact us if interested in Wednesday.
Lookout Mountain, GA
* some date flexibility
for more information and to register, click here
Aug 15 – John Lewis Memorial Walk
This event is full – now taking waitlist
Cascade Springs Nature Preserve
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Aug 16 – Hidden Cove Park
Stewardship Walk
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Aug 17 – Park Pride Annual Conference
Day-long Presentations
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Aug 23 – Grove Park Proctor Creek
Stewardship Walk
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Aug 29 – Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve
Stewardship Walk
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Aug 30 – Lionel Hampton-Beecher Hills
Stewardship Walk
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Sep 5 – Hidden Cove
Stewardship Walk
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Sep 12 – Wisdom and Medicine
from the Vines
With Susan Edwards
for more information and to register, click here
Oct 3 – Morningside Nature Preserve
Stewardship Walk
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Oct 11 – Lionel Hampton-Beecher Hills Nature Preserve
Stewardship Walk
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Oct 24 – Bear Creek Nature Preserve
This event is full – now taking waitlist
Naturalist Walk
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Oct 25 – Grove Park/Proctor Creek
Stewardship Walk
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Nov 1 – Magnificent Mast
Oak, Hickory, Walnut, Beech
This event is full – now taking waitlist
With Susan Edwards
for more information and to register, click here
Nov 8 – Picnic Hike at Pine Mountain
Naturalist Walk
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Nov 14 – Herbert Greene
This event is full
Naturalist Walk
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Nov 21 – Briarlake Forest Wisteria Pull
This event is full
9:30 – noon, Stewardship Event
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Nov 21 – South Bend Park
2-4 pm, Naturalist Walk & Stewardship Event
for more information and to register, click here
Nov 22 – Grove Park/Proctor Creek
Stewardship Walk
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Nov 29 – Lionel Hampton-Beecher Hills Nature Preserve
Stewardship Walk
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Dec 5 – Grove Park/Proctor Creek
Stewardship Walk
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Dec 6 – Lionel Hampton-Beecher Hills Nature Preserve
Stewardship Walk
for more information and to register, click here
Dec 12 – South Bend Park
Stewardship Walk
for more information and to register, click here
We wish you Happy Holidays
and look forward to new events in 2021!
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Walks and Outings, 2019 (past)
Feb 2 – Grove Park Volunteers Needed
Forest Restoration Volunteer Event
for more info and to register click here
Feb 9 – Salamander Search and
Geology Creek Walk
with Amphibian Foundation’s Mark Mandica
and Geologist Rob McDowell
for more info and to register click here
Feb 10 – Winter Observations
at Stone Mountain Park
for more info and to register click here
Feb 16 – Wildflower Planting at Grove Park
with Pandra Williams, volunteers needed
for more info and to register click here
Mar 2 – Grove Park Volunteers Needed
Forest Restoration Volunteer Event
for more info and to register click here
Mar 9 – Pettit Environmental Preserve
Dallas, Georgia
for more info and to register click here
Mar 10 – Hampton-Beecher Nature Preserve
Stewardship Walk
for more info and to register click here
Mar 16 – Willow Tree Streambank Planting
with Jack White and Mindi Sheer
This event is full – now taking wait list
for more info and to register click here
Mar 17 – Tree ID and Character
Briarlake Forest Stewardship Walk
This walk is full – now taking wait list
for more info and to register click here
Mar 23 – Spring Tonics at Pine Lake
with Susan Edwards, herbalist
This walk is full – now taking wait list
for more info and to register click here
Mar 24 – Cascade Springs
Stewardship Walk
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Apr 6 – Frazer Forest
Stewardship Walk
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Apr 7 – Keswick Park, Chamblee
This walk is full – now taking wait list
Naturalist Walk
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Apr 13 – Old Growth Forest Walk
with Georgia Conservancy
This walk is full – now taking wait list
for more info and to register click here
Apr 14 – Breakfast at Debra’s Forest
with Debra Pearson, College Park
This walk is full – now taking wait list
for more info and to register click here
Apr 28 – Spink-Collins Park
Naturalist Walk
for more info and to register click here
May 11 – Forest Intelligence
Briarlake Forest Stewardship Walk
This walk is full – now taking wait list
for more info and to register click here
May 12 – Lionel Hampton-Beecher Hills
Stewardship Walk
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May 18 – Dawson Forest
Mushrooms and More
for more info and to register click here
May 19 – Grove Park
Stewardship Walk
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June 2 – Sandy Springs Secret Greenspace
Naturalist Walk
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June 8 – Dearborn Park and Midway Woods Restoration
Naturalist & Restoration Walk
for more info and to register click here
June 9 – The Power of Pollinators
Pollinator Presentation, Nursery Tour, Lunch
This walk is full – now taking wait list
for more info and to register click here
June 15 – Backyard Edibles
with Susan Edwards
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June 20 – Grove Park
Restoration Input Meeting
for more info and to register click here
June 22 – Chattahoochee History Kayak
This walk is full – now taking wait list
Co-hosted with Georgia Conservancy
for more info and to register click here
June 22 – Grove Park Fish Walk
with Michael Wolfe, North American Native Fishes Assoc.
for more info and to register click here
June 30 – Lionel Hampton-Beecher Hills
Stewardship Walk
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July 20 – Spink Collins Park
Stewardship Walk
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July 27 – Frazer Forest
Stewardship Walk
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July 27 – Grove Park
Invasive Removal Volunteer Session
for more info and to register click here
Aug 10/11 – Ocmulgee/Altamaha River
Canoe Paddle and Overnight Camp-Out
During Perseid Meteor Shower
This event is full – now taking wait list
for more info and to register click here
Aug 18 – Briarlake Forest
Native/Invasive Plant ID
for more info and to register click here
Aug 18 – Cascade Springs
Stewardship Walk
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Aug 24/25 – The Overhill Towns
Cherokee History w/Quentin Bass
for more info and to register click here
Sept 7 – Frazer Forest
Stewardship & Volunteering
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Sept 8 – Lionel Hampton-Beecher Hills
Stewardship & Volunteering
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Sept 14 – Dearborn Park Nature Alliance
Japanese chaff flower pull
for more info and to register click here
Sept 21 – Midway Woods
Autumnal Equinox
for more info and to register click here
Sept 21 – Grove Park/Proctor Creek
Stewardship & Volunteering
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Sept 22 – Kittredge Park/Ellwyn John Wildlife Sanctuary
Naturalist Walk
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Sept 28 – Line Creek Nature Area, Peachtree City
Naturalist Walk
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Sept 29 – Farewell to Summer: The Goldenrods
with Susan Edwards
for more info and to register click here
Oct 5 – Cascade Springs Nature Preserve
Stewardship & Volunteering
for more info and to register click here
Oct 12 – Roswell’s Leita Thompson Park
This walk is full – now taking wait list
Naturalist and Photography Walk
for more info and to register click here
Oct 13 – Grove Park/Proctor Creek
Stewardship & Volunteering
for more info and to register click here
Oct 27 – Frazer Forest
Stewardship & Volunteering
for more info and to register click here
Nov 2 – Grove Park/Proctor Creek
Tree Diversity & Stewardship/Volunteering
for more info and to register click here
Nov 2 – Briarlake
Nature Photography Walk
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Nov 3 – Lionel Hampton-Beecher Hills
Stewardship & Volunteering
for more info and to register click here
Nov 9 – Southside Park
Naturalist Walk
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Nov 16 – Hambidge Center
This walk is full – now taking wait list
Forest Intelligence
for more info and to register click here
Nov 24 – Grateful for the Oaks!
with Susan Edwards
Due to rain this walk is now rescheduled for Nov 24
for more info and to register click here
Dec 14 – Grove Park/Proctor Creek
Stewardship & Volunteering
for more info and to register click here
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