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 with that hosts Buckeye, Toothwort, Bloodroot, Trillium, Wild Comfrey and many other uncommon spring native species.  We'll enjoy a walk into the forest, visiting…

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…

Volunteer with us! -- Eco-A, Friends of South Bend Park and Sustainable Lakewood invite you to join us for greenspace restoration events at South Bend Park in 2023! We’ll remove invasive species, in several different locations, and share interesting info about the special features of South Bend and Atlanta’s superlative urban forest, including about trees, birds and local wildlife. You'll even learn some of the edible or practical uses of some of the invasive species we are clearing from the park -…

This event is full, now taking wait list. Eco-A joins Atlanta Memorial Park Conservancy for Kathryn Kolb's signature walk sharing new research from scientists including Suzanne Simard and Monica Gagliano about the intelligence of trees, plants and other creatures. We'll learn how to “read” the dynamic interactions of  trees just by seeing certain species and growth forms, and we'll gain new insights about intra-forest communication systems, and how hard science data appears to prove that consciousness may not be limited…

Have you been to Atlanta's largest new park – the Lake Charlotte Nature Preserve? This 216-acre natural area is one of South Atlanta's green gems hosting a mature native forest including stands of Shagbark Hickory which is quite rare in the metro Atlanta area. This is also the first City of Atlanta park purchased with funds from the Tree Trust Fund. The unusual geology underlying the park, which includes part of DeKalb County's Soapstone Ridge, contributes to the biodiversity of…

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 with that hosts Buckeye, Toothwort, Bloodroot, Trillium, Wild Comfrey and many other uncommon spring native species.  We'll enjoy a walk into the forest, visiting…

Join Eco-A and your neighbors and friends of Adams Park to in helping to restore this historic West Atlanta greenspace gem. The native forest here retains remnants of the old growth forest from days it was owned by the Muscogee Creek Nation, only about 20 decades ago.  We'll focus on removing invasive species carefully from this high-value forest, and we'll show how to recognize old growth forest remnants at Adams Park, including key trees and native plants.  Volunteers have already made great…

We invite Eco-A volunteers, neighbors and friends of Grove Park to participate in the continued restoration efforts of this special and unique remnant old-growth forest. We'll focus on removing invasive species carefully from this high-value forest. We'll show how to recognize old growth forest remnants and we'll end with a short walk to a beautiful section of Proctor Creek or walk thru the high forest near the ridgeline.  Volunteers have made great progress this year on preventing the spread of Kudzu…