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Dem Bones! And the Stories They Tell
Just in time for Halloween! . . . but we ain't scared o' no bones, we like to learn from them. We offer this special event in partnership with West Atlanta Watershed Alliance and Adrian Fox, Interpretive Ranger at Sweetwater Creek State Park. Adrian blends her naturalist training with previous studies in forensic science to help us identify various animal bones we might find in natural places. She'll tell us the stories even the smallest details can reveal about the…
Find out more »Brookhaven Stewardship Class (Private)
For more info about our new Brookhaven Stewardship Program, and how to join, contact us. Private Walks and Group Events with Eco-A In addition to our publicly announced 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…
Find out more »Private Event – Stewardship Leaders Class, Adams Park
For more information about our Adams Park Stewardship Program including how to join contact us. Private Walks and Group Events with Eco-A In addition to our publicly announced naturalist walks, Eco-A offers Stewardship programs, other educational walks and outings and volunteer events for neighborhood groups, friends of parks groups, garden clubs, private companies, 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…
Find out more »Forest Intelligence at Elachee Nature Center
EcoAddendum's Kathryn Kolb leads a fascinating naturalist walk at the Elachee Nature Science Center in Gainesville, Georgia. Join Kathryn Kolb for an innovative walk as she shares new research about the intelligence of trees, plants and other creatures. See how forest species interact, “reading” the forest’s story, gain insight about the intra-forest communication systems, how plants “learned” to change their behavior, and even how plants employ the principles of quantum mechanics. And we’ll muse on how individual forest residents contribute to…
Find out more »Johnson-Taylor Champion Tree Walk
Eco-A partners with Marti Breen and Friends of Herbert Taylor Park and Daniel Johnson Park for a stroll through the old growth forest which hosts a surprising number of Atlanta Champion Trees, including a "newly discovered" giant Shumard Oak. We'll talk about the trees and ecology of this special forest which also hosts an unusual population of American Hazelnut. Our trail will take us along two creeks as well as the very large South Fork of Peachtree Creek, which is…
Find out more »Tree Walk and Learn, Identifying Hazardous Trees
Mature trees are beautiful and make us healthy, but some may be at risk for falling. Most trees tell you they are sick long before they fall – if you know what signs to look for. Join EcoAddendum Executive Director and Master Naturalist Kathryn Kolb, and Consulting Arborist Edward Morrow for a Walk and Learn in West Atlanta's NPUi Meeting at 2:00 pm, Sat Nov 17 Hoosier United Methodist Church 2545 Benjamin E. Mays Rd. SW Atlanta, GA 30311 We’ll show you…
Find out more »Grove Park Stewardship for Volunteers
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…
Find out more »Blythe Ferry, Sandhill Cranes
Eco-A again offers a signature event with Quentin Bass, recently retired Archaeologist, Heritage Manager and Tribal Liaison for the Cherokee National Forest, on a day-long visit to a special area near the intersection of the Tennessee and Hiwassee Rivers. The Tennessee-Hiwassee river confluence was a Native American center for thousands of years, and was an important hub for interstate transportation and commerce (which focused on major rivers before trains and automobiles), and a critical strategic military location. It was a guarded…
Find out more »Grove Park/Proctor Creek Stewardship for Volunteers
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…
Find out more »Brookhaven Stewardship Class (Private)
For more info about our new Brookhaven Stewardship Program, and how to join, contact us. Private Walks and Group Events with Eco-A In addition to our publicly announced 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…
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