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SUMMARY:The Dawson Forest
DESCRIPTION:We’ve just opened another  walk in the Dawson Forest due to popular demand!\n \nFew Atlantans are aware that the City of Atlanta owns a large 10\,00o-acre forest just 45 min north of the City that hosts several beautiful creeks that join a portion of the Etowah river.  Managed by the Georgia Forestry Commission\, this area holds many forested areas\, from timberlands to true native forest and a wealth of wildlife.  It is perhaps the largest and most interesting natural area close to Atlanta. \nThe site has an odd history\, including being used as a research station for a nuclear-powered aircraft in the 1950’s (part of the site remains off-limits to the public) and plans for a proposed 2nd airport for Atlanta\, but the topography made this impracticable. Today it is used by hikers\, fishermen\, horseback-riders\, hunters\, birders\, naturalists and those who just enjoy being out in nature. \nOur walk will be along an old road and trail and that leads to a remarkable series of waterfalls in a delicate area of forest that hosts many of our classic forest plants and wildflowers.  You will want to tread carefully in this area\, also a nesting site for the Louisiana Water Thrush and the ground-nesting Ovenbird. \nTo RSVP click  HERE  –  Details & Directions sent to Registered Participants.  \n \nphoto: science@smith.edu (thank you) \nOn an unfortunate note —  several developers would like the City to sell off the site so they can dam at least one of the large creeks creating a lake that would “drown” much of the native forest in order build an expensive homes in a  “lakeside” development. The proposed dam\, roads and associated construction would destroy the natural value of most of the area — it would be a great shame to lose perhaps the last large intact natural in our region near Atlanta. \n  \n \nNarrow-leaved Sabatia (likely Sabatia stellaris) uncommon native wildflower of wetland habitats. \nphoto: K Kolb \n  \n  \n  \n  \n
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