EcoAddendum

Due to rain this walk has been rescheduled for 1-3:30 pm, Nov 24 Join Eco-A and co-host Susan Edwards for a seasonal series of walks featuring the special qualities of some of our common plant friends. Susan will introduce us to the edible and medicinal qualities of some of our most common trees and “weeds” – some you may be surprised to find growing along a sidewalk, fence or in your own backyard. Grateful for the Oaks! Humans have been…

We invite Eco-A volunteers and 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 light runners of English ivy from a sensitive slope. Master Naturalist Kathryn Kolb will show how to recognize high value forest areas and we'll end with a short walk to a beautiful section of Proctor Creek. We'll walk approximately 1-1.5 miles on natural trails along with some off-trail locations. Please…

Can you tell the difference between Wild Ginger and English Ivy? Eco-Addendum is looking for volunteers to help with a special restoration project located in an original forest remnant at Grove Park and Proctor Creek greenspace. We invite you to join us as we target a steep slope, notable for it's special native plant community. This work session will be focused on detailed and careful removal of English Ivy around the sensitive high-value native plants such as Wild Ginger. We'll…

Every season is beautiful in our native woodlands, and the winter season gives us the opportunity to focus on tree bark and other clues to identifying trees without their green foliage. Eco-A's Kathryn Kolb leads us on a forest tour from the Aker's Mill trail head in the Chattahoochee National Recreation Area from ridge top to floodplain to help us identify many of the tree species found in this special area that hosts an unusually rich diversity of trees. This…

  Hiwassee Island once held a Cherokee village that adopted Sam Houston, now hosts seasonal gatherings of Sandhill Cranes. Photo by Kathryn Kolb. This event is full - now taking wait list. We have seen a lot of interest for this walk and are considering opening up another session on Sunday, Feb.2. Please let us know if you are interested via the RSVP page.  It's amazing that places that were once the strategic centers of commerce, trade, war and politics--places…

Due to inclement weather, this event has been rescheduled to Sat, Feb 15 from 10 - noon, Discover the secrets of the winter woods as we take a walk through Frazer Forest, a special tract of privately owned land that holds old-growth remnants.  Although winter is a time of quiescence, this period of dormancy in the Piedmont forest plays an important role in the function and overall health of the forest ecosystem. Naturalist Leslie Phillips, will unveil some of the…

Love is in the air, and English ivy is in the forest! Eco-A invites you to share some love this Valentine's weekend by providing hands-on restoration efforts for Atlanta's urban forest. Join us while we work to remove English ivy and other invasive plants in a very special original forest remnant at Grove Park and Proctor Creek. The unique plant community native to this forest is dependent upon early spring light, and the removal of invasive, over-shading plants ensures our…

Eco-A offers walks and hands-on volunteer training sessions for private groups in premiere greenspaces throughout metro-Atlanta. To schedule a  walk for your group, or for details on our new Stewardship Training program for adults and youth — contact us