This is a list of all currently scheduled trips for 2026. It is updated regularly. Detailed trip descriptions are posted in Upcoming Events in the sidebar.
Field trips rules and tips:
- Pets of any kind are not allowed on field trips.
- Read the main trip description carefully to check for issues like parking, carpooling, bathroom facilities, and lunch.
- Bring water, sun protection, and rain protection if needed.
- Check with the trip leader for questions or problems. Their contact information is listed under the detailed trip description posted before the trip in Upcoming Events on the sidebar.
- Preregistration is required unless otherwise stated in the trip description. Please register with the trip leader at least 1 week prior to the trip.
- This schedule is subject to change.
| Day | Date | Month | Time | Name | Focus | Leader(s) | County |
| Tues | 13 | Jan | 1:30 | CRNRA Interstate N | Wetland boardwalk | Carol Schneier | Cobb |
| Sat | 17 | Jan | 2 | Zoom session | Winter Tree ID workshop | Richard Ware, Bobby Hattaway | Virtual |
| Sat | 7 | Feb | 10 | FDR State Park | Lichens | Malcolm Hodges | Harris |
| Tues | 17 | Feb | 1:30 | CRNRA East Palisades | Bamboo forest | Carol Schneier | Fulton |
| Sat | 28 | Feb | 2 | Pace’s Mill Unit, CRNRA | Trout lilies | Susan Hanson | Cobb |
| Sat | 28 | Feb | 2 | Stone Mountain | Trout lilies | Jane Trentin | DeKalb |
| Sun | 1 | March | 2 | Stone Mountain | Trout lilies | Jane Trentin | DeKalb |
| Tues | 3 | March | 1:30 | CRNRA Cochran Shoals | Marsh plants | Carol Schneier | Cobb |
| Sun | 15 | March | 3:30 | Herbert Taylor Park | Spring ephemerals, Champion trees | Marti Breen | DeKalb |
| Sat | 21 | March | 4 | Kennesaw | Sanguinaria canadensis | Marie Daum | Cobb |
| Sun | 22 | March | 10 | The Pocket of Pigeon Mountain | Best display of early spring wildflowers in Georgia | Richard Ware, Steve Bowling | Walker |
| Sat | 28 | March | 10 | Little Mulberry Park | Woodland spring ephemerals in a beautiful creek valley | Philip Bouchard | Gwinnett |
| Sat | 28 | March | 10 | Tybee Island | Native pollinator plants and insects | Shannon Matzke | Chatham |
| Sat | 28 | March | 9:30 | Rising Fawn Gardens | Early spring wildflowers – in particular Lookout Mountain trillium, shooting stars | Rich Reaves | Dade |
| Sun | 29 | March | 9 | Cloudland Canyon State Park Sitton’s Gulch | Early spring wildflowers | Rich Reaves | Dade |
| Wed | 1 | April | 10 | Arabia Mountain | Fascinating spring flora found on a large granite exposure | Philip Bouchard | DeKalb |
| Wed | 8 | April | 10 | Amicalola State Park | Early spring wildflowers, Amicalola trillium | Rich Reaves | Dawson |
| Sat | 11 | April | 10 | Adairsville | Spring ephemerals | Jennifer Kearns | Floyd |
| Sat | 11 | April | 10 | Lake Russell (Mt. Airy) | Rhododendron minus var minus | Kathryn Stege | Habersham |
| Sat | 11 | April | 10 | Tuskegee National Forest | Upper Coastal Plain bottomland forest | Al Schotz | AL |
| Sat | 18 | April | 10 | Doran Creek Cove | Yellow lady’s slippers | Sam Taylor | SC |
| Tues | 21 | April | 1:30 | CRNRA 1=Sope Cr | Sibley Pond plants | Carol Schneier | Cobb |
| Sat | 25 | April | 9 | Cohutta roadsides & Lake Conasauga | Spring wildflowers in particular painted trillium | Rich Reaves | Gilmer & Murray |
| Sun | 26 | April | 10 | Sandhills WMA West Tract | Georgia beargrass, sandhills milkweed | Hal Massie | Taylor |
| 1-3 | May | Clayton | Pilgrimage | Rabun | |||
| Tues | 5 | May | 1:30 | CRNRA Vickery Creek | Magnolia cove forest | Carol Schneier | Fulton |
| Sat | 9 | May | 10 | West Wolf Creek Road | Spring wildflowers – in particular Trillium vaseyi | Rich Reaves | Union |
| Sat | 16 | May | 10 | Curtis Property | Spring wildflowers — new field trip site with diverse ecosystems | Brandi Griffin ( – reg. required) | Berrien |
| Sun | 17 | May | 10 | Flint River | Shoals spider lilies paddle | Hal Massie | Talbot/ Meriwether |
| Sat | 23 | May | 10 | Reed Branch Wet Meadow | Green pitcher plant | Rich Reaves, Hal Massie, Bruce Roberts | Towns |
| Sun | 24 | May | 10 | Brasstown Seeps | Late spring wildflowers | Rich Reaves, Hal Massie, Bruce Roberts | Towns |
| Tues | 2 | June | 1:30 | CRNRA Cochran Shoals | Meadow wildflowers | Carol Schneier | Cobb |
| Sat | 13 | June | 10 | Soapstone Mountain | Mafic mountain. Forest, rock outcrop, and seepage habitats | Jess Riddle, Jim Sullivan, Sam Taylor | Stephens |
| Tues | 7 | July | 1:30 | CRNRA Johnson Ferry N | Grassland wildflowers | Carol Schneier | Cobb |
| Sat | 18 | July | 2 | Zoom session | Summer Oak (Quercus)Tree ID workshop | Richard Ware | Virtual |
| Sat | 8 | Aug | 10 | Sandhills WMA West Tract | Large white fringed orchid | Hal Massie | Taylor |
| Tues | 18 | Aug | 1:30 | CRNRA East Palisades | Bottomland forest | Carol Schneier | Fulton |
| Sat | 5 | Sep | 12 | Waycross area roadsides | Late summer flowers – in particular pine lily | Rich Reaves | Charlton/ Ware/Brantley |
| Sun | 6 | Sep | 9 | Waycross area roadsides | Late summer flowers – in particular pine lily | Rich Reaves | Charlton/ Ware/Brantley |
| Tues | 8 | Sep | 1:30 | CRNRA – Island Ford | Oak Hickory forest | Carol Schneier | Fulton |
| Sat | 19 | Sep | 10 | Sandhills WMA West Tract | Fall wildflowers of sandhills | Hal Massie | Taylor |
| Sat | 26 | Sep | 10 | Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge | Jon Boat ride (special registration and fee required) | Katie Antczak | Charlton |
| Tues | 27 | Oct | 1:30 | CRNRA Gold Branch | Oak-Pine Hickory forest | Carol Schneier | Cobb |
| Tues | 10 | Nov | 1:30 | Kennesaw Mountin | Boulderfield | Carol Schneier | Cobb |
| Wed | 11 | Nov | 10 | Upatoi Ravines WMA | Veteran’s Day hike, Exploratory trip to new WMA | Hal Massie | Talbot |
| Fri | 27 | Nov | 10 | Pine Mountain | Black Friday hike | Hal Massie | Harris/ Meriwether |
| Tues | 22 | Dec | 1:30 | CRNRA Sope Cr | Mill Ruins, Beech Cove | Carol Schneier | Cobb |