Note: Preregistration is required. Email Richard at . The Zoom link will be sent only to those who have registered. Instructor: Richard Ware Description: We will examine the characteristics used to identify the major oak trees found in Georgia. We will concentrate on leaf characteristics but may also use bark, acorn, twig and bud […]
Saturday, August 8, 2026, 9:00 am, Sandhills WMA West Tract, Taylor County
Pre-registration is required. To register, email: Note the early start time! Description: We will brave the hot August weather to see a few rare plants that flower during the summer. Our goals will be Pickering’s dawnflower, Stylisma pickeringii, large white fringed orchid, Platanthera conspicua, Carolina pineland-cress, Warea cuneifolia, and yellow fringed orchid, Platanthera ciliaris. […]
Saturday, August 15, 2026, 10 am – 2 pm, 100th Anniversary Picnic & Annual Meeting, Mineral Bluff, Fannin County
GA BotSoc 100th Anniversary Picnic and Annual Meeting Join us this summer in the Georgia mountains for the 100th Anniversary Potluck Picnic. This 100th year anniversary of the Georgia Botanical Society Annual Meeting will be a picnic at the park. The annual meeting event will consist of a business meeting including election of officers, followed […]
Tuesday, August 18, 2026, 1:30-3:30 pm, Chattahoochee NRA, Paces Mill: Floodplain Forest, Cobb County
NOTE: Preregistration is requested. Please email Carol Schneier at: Field Trip Leader: Carol Schneier Description: We will explore a typical Piedmont floodplain forest for a couple of hours, identifying overstory trees, midstory and shrubby plants comprising this ecosystem. Location & Directions: US-41 at Chattahoochee River. Park entrance is just north of bridge, park in […]
Saturday, September 5, 2026, 12:00 pm, Roadside Botanizing: Waycross/Folkston Area
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 […]
Sunday, September 6, 2026, 8:00 am, Roadside Botanizing: Waycross/Folkston Area
Preregistration required. Limit 15 people. Please email Rich Reaves at: Field Trip Leader: Rich Reaves Description: We will start the day heading east on HWY 82 and stop at interesting locations along the road until we reach Nahunta. From intersection in Nahunta, we will take GA 301 south toward to Folkston. We will stop at […]
Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 1:30-3:30 pm, Chattahoochee NRA, Island Ford: Oak-Hickory Forest, Fulton County
Preregistration is requested. Please email Carol Schneier at: Field Trip Leader: Carol Schneier Description: We will explore a typical Piedmont Oak-Hickory forest for a couple of hours, identifying overstory trees, midstory and shrubby plants comprising this ecosystem, as well as discussing its dynamics over time. Location & Directions: GA-400N Exit 6; N […]
Saturday, September 26, 2026, 10:00-12:00 with optional extension, Okefenokee NWR, Suwannee Canal and Chesser Prairie
Preregistration is required. Registration Link coming soon. Field Trip Leader: Katie Antczak Description: Join us for a journey into the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, a biodiverse blackwater wetland teeming with over 850 different plant species. We’ll explore the Suwannee Canal and Chesser Prairie, showcasing iconic flora such as carnivorous pitcher plants, delicate bladderworts, towering […]
Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 1:30-3:30 pm, Chattahoochee NRA, Gold Branch: Piedmont Mixed Deciduous Forest
Preregistration is requested. Please email Carol Schneier at: Field Trip Leader: Carol Schneier Description: We will explore typical Piedmont mixed deciduous forest for a couple of hours, identifying overstory trees, midstory and shrubby plants comprising this ecosystem, as well as discussing its dynamics over time. Location & Directions: I-75 to I-285 East. Take exit #24 […]
Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 1:30-3:30 pm, Kennesaw Mtn National Battlefield Park: Boulder Field, Cobb
Preregistration is requested. Please email Carol Schneier at: Field Trip Leader: Carol Schneier Description: We will explore a boulder field on the shady north side of Kennesaw Mountain. Location & Directions: I-75 Exit 267B to GA-5 Spur S, 1.4 mi to R on Church St Ext, 0.6 mi to L on Old US-41 Hwy, 1.2 mi […]