EcoAddendum

Eco-A partners with James Tyler and Friends of Lionel Hampton-Beecher Hills Nature Preserve for a Stewardship naturalist education and volunteer work session. Note: Participation in this Stewardship session counts as credit toward completion of our online Eco-Literacy course, click here for details. We'll walk about 1.5 to 2 miles on natural trails to look for and eradicate patches of invasive species, while also learning how to ID special species that indicate the character of the forest in different locations. Everyone learns something new on every walk,…

Eco-A joins Friends of South Bend Park and Sustainable Lakewood in new efforts to restore this special park located in South Atlanta near the Lakewood Amphitheatre.  Above map created by the Audubon Society Each South Bend Park Stewardship event features educational as well as volunteer activities. We'll learn about the special features of the urban forest found in the park, including key tree species, edible seeds and fruits, songbirds and raptors, wildlife, and indicator plants as well as the invasive…

This event is full - now taking waitlist Sawnee Mountain Preserve holds over 800 acres of woodlands and trails, including the popular Indian Seats Trail, leading to a rock formation and a northern view looking into the North Georgia mountains. The preserve includes a large portion of the 5-mile Sawnee Mountain ridge, which rises to just over 1900 feet at the highest point. Roughly an hour's drive north of downtown Atlanta, Sawnee Mountain is one of the last reaches of lower mountains as the…

Eco-A is delighted to continue our partnership with herbalist Susan Edwards. We offer a seasonal series of walks featuring the special qualities of some of our common and native plants and trees – some you may be surprised to find growing along a sidewalk, fence, or in your own backyard. Stay tuned for more walks and events with Susan Edwards in 2021. Plant gifts of springtime often speak to our lymphatic systems. We're naturally slower and more dormant during winter…

EcoAddendum is proud to partner with the Dunwoody Nature Center on a new Stewardship class series through 2021/2022. If you are interested in hosting a similar program at your local greenspace, please contact us at info@ecoaddendum.org.

Dunwoody Nature Center is tucked between neighborhoods and is only a few minutes from a major shopping mall in Atlanta's northern suburbs. Yet this nature preserve hosts over 20 acres of native woodlands, with two streams and a small wetland. Parts of the area show impacts of an old homestead and some farming, but this greenspace also holds remnants of the original forest with mature diverse tree canopy and many uncommon species. Our Naturalist Walk, led by Kathryn Kolb, features…

Eco-A joins Friends of South Bend Park and Sustainable Lakewood in new efforts to restore this special park located in South Atlanta near the Lakewood Amphitheatre.  Each South Bend Park Stewardship event features educational as well as volunteer activities. We'll learn about the special features of the urban forest found in the park, including key tree species, edible seeds and fruits, songbirds and raptors, wildlife, and indicator plants as well as the invasive species that threaten the health of our…

This event is full - now taking waitlist North Georgia Hike to the Chattooga River and Dick’s Creek Falls Join us for a hike to Dick’s Creek Falls and an exploration of nearby historic features by the Chattooga River in the northeastern Georgia Mountains. Former Executive Director of Chattooga Conservancy, Buzz Williams, co-leads this informative as well as beautiful hike along a rich streamside trail to the falls and to the Chattooga River. Buzz Williams shares a wealth of knowledge…