Note: Preregistration is required. Please email Hal Massie at Trip Leader: Hal Massie Description: This will be an exploratory trip on the new Man O’ War Railroad Recreation Trail, which is a Rails-To-Trails Conservancy project. So far, the trail connects the town of Pine Mountain to Hamilton and crosses the crest of Pine […]
Saturday, December 7, 2024, 10:00 am, BotSoc Holiday Party, Newman Wetlands Center, Clayton County
The Georgia Botanical Society Holiday Party is scheduled for Saturday, December 7, at the Newman Wetlands Center, 2755 Freeman Rd. in Hampton, Ga.—the same location as last year. Join us for a day of friends, cheer, plant talk and memories beginning at 10 a.m. We will have a potluck lunch, so bring your favorite dish, […]
Saturday, January 18, 2025, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, Winter Tree ID Workshop (Zoom Session)
NOTE: Preregistration is required. Email Richard Ware at: Instructor: Richard Ware Description: We will examine the characteristics used to identify woody plants in winter. We will concentrate on twig characters like: twig orientation (alternate, opposite, whorled), buds, bud scales, bud scale scars, leaf scars, bundle scars, lenticels, stipule scars, pith, spurs, thorns and […]
Saturday, February 8, 2025, 10:00 am, Lichens of Pine Mountain Trail – West, Bartow County
Preregistration is required; limit: 15 participants; preference given to BotSoc members. Please email Malcolm Hodges at: Field Trip Leaders: Sean Beeching & Malcolm Hodges Description: We will explore this interesting plant community, a rocky, mixed pine and oak heath forest, including some of the northeasternmost longleaf pine in Georgia. We will see a […]
Saturday February 22 AND Sunday February 23, 2025, 2:00 pm, Trout Lily Walk at Stone Mountain Park, DeKalb County
Preregistration is required. Please email Jane Trentin at: Field Trip Leader: Jane Trentin Description: We will start our walk from the Nature Garden at Stone Mountain Park where we will look for trout lilies in the areas closest to the entrance before setting out via the Cherokee Trail to the area across from […]
Saturday, February 22, 2025, 2:00 pm, Paces Mill Unit, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Cobb County
Preregistration is required. Please email Susan Hanson at: Field Trip Leader: Susan Hanson Description: During this annual BotSoc hike we’ll see early spring ephemerals, including a large swath of Erythronium umbilicatum (dimpled trout lily). The walk will take about two hours depending on the pace of the group and what is blooming. Location & Directions: […]