Preregistration required. Limit 15 people.  Please email Rich Reaves at:

Field Trip Leader:   Rich Reaves

Description:   We will travel along HWY 1 toward Folkston.  Our first area to investigate will be along GA 177, heading to the entrance of Okefenokee Swamp Park.  We will make stops along HWY 1 between there and Folkston.  From Folkston we will head south on GA 23 to a pull off at Spanish Creek.  We will continue south towards and head into the Okefenokee NWR (fee required) for the Swamp Island Drive.

No two years are identical, but in the past we have encountered yellow fringed orchid (Platanthera ciliaris), crested yellow orchid (Platanthera cristata), multiple Sabatia species (both pink and white flowering species), spurred butterfly pea (Centrosema virginiana), Decodon verticillatus, rayless sunflower (Helianthus radula), vanilla leaf (Trilisa odoratissima), and many others.  We will see pitcher plants and sundews, but very unlikely to be blooming.

Location and Directions:   Take I-75 south to US 82. Take US 82 east to Waycross. In Waycross, turn south on US 1 and Lowe’s will be on the right between 1.1 and 1.2 miles after the turn.  Meet in the area by the Zaxby’s.

Meet at:   Lowe’s Parking Lot on HWY 1 in Waycross by the Zaxby’s.

Bring:   Water, bug spray, shoes you do not mind getting wet. Plan to have an early lunch before we meet up. 

Walking:   Short excursions along the roadside, never out of sight of the vehicles – can be muddy or wet.

Facilities:   Possible at stores/stops along route, but infrequent after leaving Lowe’s.

Carpooling is encouraged to make pulling off easier for our roadside botanizing.

Contact: Rich Reaves, , 770-827-5186 – cell but may not have service once out of town