Preregistration is required.  Please email Marti Breen at Field Trip Leader:   Marti Breen Description:   Midtown Atlanta is home to a remarkable urban forest that is a well hidden secret, Herbert Taylor Park & Daniel Johnson Park. The land was given to the city by early developers for a park that is at the confluence […]

Note:   Preregistration by March 19th is required.  Please email Marie at Field Trip Leader:   Marie Daum Description:   We will take a stroll on Brushy Ridge, near Kennesaw Mountain in Cobb County. This is a short, paved trail featuring one of spring’s most beautiful and sought-after wildflowers, bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis). We’ll have spectacular lighting for […]

NOTE:  Preregistration is highly encouraged but not required.  Please email Philip at  Field Trip Leader:  Philip Bouchard Description:  This field trip features a loop hike on the Ravine Loop Trail into a beautiful creek valley in a hardwood forest, on a mix of paved and unpaved trails.  We can expect to see a variety of spring […]

NOTE:   This field trip is now scheduled for a weekday to avoid the weekend crowds.  Preregistration is highly encouraged but not required.  Please email Philip at Field Trip Leader:   Philip Bouchard Description:  This field trip focuses primarily on the unique vegetation found on Piedmont granite exposures, although we will also hike through some moist woodlands. […]

Note:  Preregistration is requested.  Please email Carol Schneier at:   Field Trip Leader:   Carol Schneier Description:   We will explore plants in a shallow pond. Location & Directions:   I-75 to I-285 East. Take exit #24 and go North on Riverside Dr. to Johnson Ferry Rd.  Turn NW (left), cross the river and turn west (left) at second traffic […]

Preregistration is requested.  Please email Carol Schneier at:   Field Trip Leader:    Carol Schneier Description:    We will explore a cove forest above Big Creek for a couple of hours, identifying overstory trees, midstory and shrubby plants comprising this mesic forest, as well as discussing its dynamics over time. Location & Directions:    GA-400N Exit 6; […]

Preregistration is requested.  Please email Carol Schneier  at:   Field Trip Leader:   Carol Schneier Description:   We will explore a meadow along a pipeline right-of-way near the Chattahoochee River. Location & Directions:   I-285 Exit 24, North on Riverside Dr NW about 2.25 mi; Left on Johnson Ferry Rd NW; 0.2 mi to Left on Columns Drive SE; then […]

Note:  Preregistration is requested.  Please email Carol Schneier at:   Field Trip Leader:    Carol Schneier Description:   We will explore a grassland along a pipeline right-of-way near the Chattahoochee River. Location & Directions:   I-285 Exit 24, North on Riverside Dr NW about 2.25 mi; Left on Johnson Ferry Rd NW; 0.2 mi to Right (North) into the […]