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Friday-Sunday, April 25-27, 2025, BotSoc Wildflower Pilgrimage, Ellijay, Gilmer County

March 30, 2025March 30, 2025Posted by Jackie Miller

The 2025 Georgia Botanical Society Wildflower Pilgrimage will be held from Friday through Sunday, April 25-27. The Pilgrimage will be based in Ellijay GA. Detailed information about field trips and […]

Saturday, May 3, 2025, 9:30 am, Roadside Botanizing: Forest Service Road 42, Lumpkin County

March 30, 2025March 30, 2025Posted by Jackie Miller

NOTE: Preregistration is required. Trip is limited to 15 people. Please email Rich Reaves at: Field Trip Leader: Rich Reaves Description: We will drive along Forest Service Road 42 from […]

2025 Pilgrimage Updates

Pilgrimage registration is closed
The workshop location for Trips #8 and #19 will be at the Cartecay Loop, NOT at the hotel.

Richard and Teresa Ware’s Plant Guide

Guide to the Wildflowers, Ferns, Trees, Shrubs & Woody Vines of Georgia and Adjacent States, a comprehensive guide by Georgia Botanical Society members Richard and Teresa Ware

Upcoming Events

Friday-Sunday, April 25-27, 2025, BotSoc Wildflower Pilgrimage, Ellijay, Gilmer County
Saturday, May 3, 2025, 10:00 am, Moody Forest, Appling County
Saturday, May 3, 2025, 9:30 am, Roadside Botanizing: Forest Service Road 42, Lumpkin County
Saturday, May 10, 2025, 10:00 am, Roadside Botanizing: Buck Creek Area, North Carolina
Sunday, May 18, 2025, 10:00 am, Flint River Canoe Trip to See Shoals Spiderlilies, Upson County
Saturday, May 24, 2025, 10:00 am, Nolina georgiana and Other Late Spring Wildflowers, Sandhills WMA, Taylor County
Saturday, June 7, 2025, 10:00 am, Learning Botanical Terms for Tree-Shrub ID, via a SCAVENGER HUNT, Savannah-Ogeechee Canal, Chatham County
Saturday, June 7, 2025, 9:00 am, Up and Back Paddle to Bull Sluice Lake, Chattahoochee River Upstream of Morgan Falls, Fulton County
Saturday, July 12, 2025, 12:00 noon, Roadside Botanizing Day #1: Waycross Area, Ware County
Sunday, July 13, 2025, 7:00 am, Roadside Botanizing Day #2: Waycross Area, Night Flowering Wild Petunia, Ware County

2025 Field Trip Schedule

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