EcoAddendum

Flint River Where the Water Goes 2016, Part IV Nov 11-13, 2016 Georgia's Flint River is the focus for this year's river odyssey, where we follow a Georgia river from its headwaters to the ocean. The Flint River's headwaters are near Hartsfield-Jackson International airport, where they are rather unceremoniously piped back into their natural channel just below the southeastern runways. But the Flint recovers quickly and goes on to become one of Atlanta's most beautiful and interesting rivers, one of very few nationwide that still flow free…

This walk is full, now taking wait list Fall is a great time to tune into the amazing forms and colors of the leaves of our native trees, and this walk takes us to one of DeKalb County's newest nature preserves, the 21-acre Briarlake Forest. We'll focus on both the art of the natural forms we find, and on how to identify trees by their patterns and designs -- sometimes using our art eye can be very helpful for science. Kathryn…

Because we had such a large wait list we are re-opening this event for Nov 2oth: 2:00 - 3:30 pm is reserved for the Eco-A wait list, or by invitation of friends of Johns Homestead  3:30 - 4:30 pm volunteer session is open to all, to remove invasive Japanese Chaff flower from the park (We'll include a short nature walk for the volunteers - to register please click on the registration link below) Questions? contact us or call 404-862-0118 Johns Homestead is one of…

Japanese Chaff Flower is invading our landscape at an alarming rate! This aggressive, invasive plant has been in the US only about 30 years, but has found its way to metro Atlanta, which is one of its 4 hot spots in the US. In just the past 2 years it has spread to almost every park where people are walking dogs, even along neighborhood streets and in people's yards. In the late fall, the smallish, narrow, green to tan colored seeds overhang…

Pine Mountain is an unusual ridge that stands above the landscape in West Central Georgia reaching nearly from the Chattahoochee to the Flint River. It's located near the town of Warm Springs, which was the cherished healthful, get-away of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. It has been suggested that FDR's depression-era concept of the New Deal may have been born from his relationship to the land and people of this little corner of Georgia. The landscape is unusual as it offers a mountain experience far from Appalachian chain. The…

Eco-A joins forces with West Atlanta Watershed Alliance to help a neighbor in Venetian Hills who is losing her yard due to erosion from stormwater runoff that flows during heavy rains behind her house. We'll clear some debris from the mostly dry creek bed, so stormwater cannot pool, and we'll cut English ivy off the trees along the stream banks. We'll save several wonderful black walnut trees from invasive vines, so we may have the opportunity to gather a few black…

We wish you Wonderful Holidays and look forward to walking with you in the New Year! Check for new walk postings in 2017! Eco-A group photo by Tony Thaxton, Jr.

  Accidents of history have left Atlanta with true remnants of the original forests of our region, including some areas with old growth trees and native plant communities. From 9-10 AM, join Eco-A Director Kathryn Kolb at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia for a talk and discussion about what makes Atlanta's urban forest so special and different from almost every other major city on our globe. Kathryn discusses how to identify these special places, which might be found in…