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Oct 26, 2013 – Fall Color and Learning Our Trees (this walk is full, please join us for upcoming walks)
Hampton/Beecher Nature Preserve – 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm (this walk is FULL, please join us for more upcoming walks) Join us for a leisurely stroll through part of the Hampton-Beecher Nature Preserve, an impressive nearly 20- acre greenspace bordering North Utoy Creek, only a 10-minute drive west from downtown Atlanta. We'll enjoy a rich diversity of trees, from oaks and hickories on the drier hill tops to species more loving of the waterway along the Creek. By Oct 26,…
Find out more »Nov 9, 2013 – Cochran Mill – South Fulton
Cochran Mill Nature Center Trails – 9:30 am - 12:30 pm Join us for a late fall walk through the woods and along the creek near the Cochran Mill Nature Center in south Fulton County, about 20 minutes from downtown Atlanta. This less well-known gem of a natural area is located just where the ends of suburbia dissolve into the rural countryside. In addition to educational wildlife exhibits, The Nature Center, (adjacent to Cochran Mill Park), hosts a network of…
Find out more »Dec 7, 2013 Big Trees Preserve – North Fulton
John Ripley Forbes Big Trees Forest Preserve, North Fulton County - 9:00 am to noon One of North Fulton’s best new natural areas is the 30-acre John Ripley Forbes Big Trees Forest Preserve, a “Tree, Plant and Wildlife Sanctuary” in Sandy Springs. There may just be a touch of fall color left by early December, so we’ll focus on winter tree ID’s – learning how to distinguish various types of trees by looking at bark, twigs, buds and needles for…
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