EcoAddendum

Ridgetop oaks near Grove Park photo©KKolb Georgia Conservancy partners with Eco-A for a naturalist walk led by Kathryn Kolb in one of the remnants of the original forest of our region. Such high value forests, found in pockets throughout the Atlanta metro area, are what makes Atlanta's urban forests so special, and sets Atlanta apart from other major cities worldwide. This forested slope is tucked in along the Proctor Creek corridor near Atlanta's Grove Park. We'll explore ridge, cove and…

This outing is full with a waitlist. Join us for a very special event hosted by Eco-A Board Member Debra Pearson, at her private forest in Southwest Atlanta's College Park neighborhood. "The tragedy of my forest experience has evolved into what I consider to be the golden highlight of my existence. I continue to be inspired by its essence. For the rest of my life I will enjoy its blessings." (click to read Debra's Forest Story) Debra will share her lemons-to-lemonade…

Spink-Collins Park is located at about "10 o'clock," in Atlanta's northwest neighborhoods off Bolton Road near the Chattahoochee River. A meandering stream and floodplain roughly parallels slopes with older forest, including sections that host the classic spring ephemeral wildflowers of our highest value forests. A network of private and public lands including a power easement and links to the Chattahoochee corridor make this area a haven for wildlife from deer and coyote to migratory songbirds to birds of prey. In…

"I think it's fascinating to realize how all living things are more deeply intelligent than we commonly think, and that the actions, choices and decisions made by thousands and millions of individual lives -- mostly very different from ours -- together create the life-sustaining systems of our planet."                                                                    …

Eco-A partners with Friends of Lionel Hampton-Beecher Hills Nature Preserve for a Stewardship Series of educational walks and volunteer sessions. Our walk features trees and indicator species, how to recognize them, why they're important, and how to recognize certain invasive species and remove them before they have a chance to get started  from a high-value forest area -- which is by far the most cost-effective means of invasive control. We're sure to hear and likely see some of the neo-tropical migrant…

The Dawson Forest is a large, 10,000-acre, yet little-known natural area owned by City of Atlanta, located about one hour north of the City. There are many trails, and we're planning to walk a special section that hosts a native forest that blends Piedmont and mountain habitat, including a small falls on a tributary stream of the Etowah River.  We'll see a rich variety of native wildflowers from dry ridge to cove forest habitat. This forest also hosts many migratory…

Eco-A invites you to join us in a volunteer learn/work day removing invasive species from a special original forest remnant at Grove Park and Proctor Creek greenspace. We'll have a restoration input session which will begin with a short intro to the unusually high value of the urban forest in this special part of the Proctor Creek corridor. We welcome Grove Park neighbors and stakeholders to join in and provide their input as we discuss the ongoing restoration plans for…

Rescheduled from original May 12 date. A small, lovely greenspace can be found near Abernathy Road in Sandy Springs -- I accidentally discovered this unique natural area during visits to the nearby vet clinic. A small creek with rocky cascades borders a steep slope hosting a forest with chestnut oak and mountain laurel - very unusual for the metro area. Other uncommon species can be found in this surprisingly rich area, which is reminiscent of a cooler, Georgia mountain ecology. …