EcoAddendum

This recent addition to the Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area complex hosts many miles of Georgia mountain forest and stream trails, including the Tobacco Pouch Trail, a 5.4 mile loop. Located east of Jasper, GA, this trail is longer and more strenuous than many of our Eco-A hikes, but we'll be rewarded with crest-line trails just within the Blue Ridge escarpment, and a major waterfall along Fall Creek. We'll begin high, at about 2800 feet elevation, then descend to the creek…

Paddle the Chattahoochee River,  just south of Atlanta. Those familiar with Atlanta's major creeks -- Peachtree, Proctor and Utoy Creeks -- will enjoy experiencing where these waters go - into the Chattahoochee River, which becomes a large, classic southern River as it leaves Atlanta and flows into the lower Piedmont. In this section of the River, just south of Atlanta, the Chattahoochee opens up to a large, gentle stream, still with a few shoals, flowing past rural farms and forests.   Though…

Learn how to understand any forested area in our region, including forest age, health and character,  just by "reading" a few key trees and other easy-to-learn species. We'll do an easy walk along the nature trails at Autrey Mill Nature Preserve, from ridge to stream-side trails, and from younger forest areas to older stands of hardwoods. We'll highlight many species of trees, other forest indicator species, and share interesting observations about forest character.  The Autrey Mill property was originally owned…

Join our Brookhaven Eco-Stewards in helping to remove invasive species from an old growth forest remnant at Osborne Park!  We’ll be working near the park entrance and in some off trail areas. Please bring work gloves (or we will provide work gloves if you need them), wear sturdy close-toed shoes, and lightweight long pants are recommended. Everyone will learn about the special nature found in this neighborhood park and why your volunteer work is so important.  We’ll supply any tools needed such…

Join our Sandy Springs Eco-Stewards in helping to remove invasive species from an old growth forest remnant at the new Riverside Park where we are working to remove invasive species and restore the exceptional native forest!  We’ll be working near the drive but in off trail areas. Please bring work gloves (or we will provide work gloves if you need them). Please wear sturdy close-toed shoes, and lightweight long pants are recommended. Everyone will learn about the special nature of one of…

Join Eco-A and our friends at Piedmont Women's Heart Health at this relatively new 48-acre park gem located in SW Atlanta/Fulton County. It's owned by the Southeastern Trust for Parks and Land, and much of the property retains high value native forest, including a high biodiversity of trees, older trees and other old growth indicators. Over 3 miles of trails are designed for mountain biking and walking, mostly traveling along the upper ridge and forested slopes.  We'll walk approximately 2-2.5 miles on natural…

Join us for our second naturalist walk with DeKalb County District 2 Commissioner Michelle Long Spears! Kittredge Park and the adjacent Elwyn John Wildlife Sanctuary together form a significant DeKalb County natural area found - perhaps unexpectedly - tucked in the neighborhood corner between Briarcliff and N Druid Hills roads, not far from the Toco Hills shopping center. This DeKalb greenspace gem holds a tributary stream of the North Fork of Peachtree Creek, and hosts a loop trail that will…

This hike is part of a series of Naturalist Walks and Volunteer Events for an Eco-Stewards Program in partnership with Sweetwater Creek State Park.  We'll walk approx. 2.5-3 miles on a loop trail that brings us from floodplain to higher, dry ridge habitats. We'll observe the changes in the types of trees and other species we find in each location, and we'll have the opportunity to experience old growth oaks as well as a pocket of natural Longleaf Pine habitat,…