EcoAddendum

Join us for a rare chance to visit a premiere Atlanta greenspace as well as help restore it. This unique area is a protected City of Atlanta Watershed Management property along Utoy Creek. This property is a mix of ecosystems from floodplain to ridgetop, and it includes old growth forest remnants and a botanically rich slope that hosts Buckeye, Toothwort, Bloodroot, Trillium, Wild Comfrey and many other uncommon spring native species.  We'll enjoy a walk into the forest, visiting an…

For more info about our new Brookhaven Stewardship Program, and how to join, contact us. Stewardship Classes, Walks and other Private Events with Eco-A In addition to our naturalist walks, Eco-A offers 10-12 month Stewardship programs, other educational walks and outings, and volunteer events for neighborhood groups, friends of parks, garden clubs, businesses, community service groups, church groups, and many others. We offer both general and themed walks for all ages in greenspaces in neighborhoods throughout metro Atlanta. Walk themes include…

Join us along with partners Cascade Springs Nature Conservancy and Outdoor Afro Atlanta to help remove the highly invasive Japanese Chaff Flower (JCF) from the floodplain trail at Cascade Springs Nature Preserve. JCF is one of the most invasive species we have seen in metro Atlanta, and it threatens to take over large areas of our native in just a few short years. The main way the seeds are spread is by people walking dogs, because the seeds catch so…

Volunteer with our Brookhaven partners:                   Brookhaven Parks & Recreation Coalition (PARC) & City of Brookhaven We need your help!  Today our natural landscapes are threatened by invasive species, but using chemical treatments and indiscriminate clearing only further harms fragile ecosystems. Let's do it right - enjoy outdoor time with friends and neighbors in helping to safely remove invasive species to restore park health. You'll learn about the special quality of Brookhaven Parks, including their trees, wildlife, rare species…

Rescheduled to Oct 15 We can't believe it's been 10 years since Kathryn and Jessica had a hand shake over lunch and began to lead naturalist walks for everyone in parks, greenspaces and great natural areas in metro Atlanta and beyond! After helping lead Eco-A in the early years of our Walks and Outings program, Co-Director Emeritus Jessica Muhammad has focused on helping raise yet another generation of bright minds and passionate hearts within her growing family circles. We are…

Sally Bethea, photo by Bard Wrisley Join hometown heroine, Sally Bethea, on a walk along one of her favorite trails by the Chattahoochee River. As Founder and Director of Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, Bethea spent two fast-paced decades protecting the Chattahoochee and its watershed from pollutants and a host of other threats. Largely due to her work, the Chattahoochee River has been reclaimed from being a forgotten and polluted waterway to being respected as a critically important natural feature of the largest…

We're grateful to be able to be able to partner with Mt. Oglethorpe Foundation and The Mountain Stewards on this educational walk in a beautiful pocket of protected mountain park near Jasper, GA. Don Wells, an expert on Native American History who has identified numerous ceremonial trees, settlements and historic sites will help us understand some of the history of the Cherokee people in this part of Georgia, tell us about the ceremonial trees they used as markers, and introduce us…

It's almost Halloween! To celebrate, we're co-hosting this special event with Adrian Fox, Interpretive Ranger at Sweetwater Creek State Park. Before becoming a naturalist and ranger at Georgia State Parks, Adrian studied forensic science. Today she shares fascinating details about a variety of animals from the bones they leave behind in natural areas. We invite you to bring any animal bones or skulls you may have found and Adrian will identify them and share information about their previous owners.  After learning about bones, we'll…