Educational Presentations
The Georgia Grasslands Initiative iNaturalist Project
Virtual Presentation by Mr. Will Rogers Conservation Researcher at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia Free to all. This event will be live streamed on GNPS's YouTube channel. Georgia’s grasslands need our attention. Our National Forest roadsides hold relicts of lost grassland and woodland habitats that have been declining since European settlement. Shockingly, Southeastern grasslands […]
Georgia Grows Native for Birds Round Robin: Transforming Your Greenspace
Join fellow plant and bird enthusiasts on Saturday, September 9, for a Round Robin on Transforming Your Greenspace. Hear from experts from Georgia Audubon, Georgia Native Plant Society, and Trees Atlanta to learn how to build a wildlife sanctuary in your own landscape, including propagating plants, controlling invasive plants, and building and managing native landscapes […]
A Year of Native Gardening in Atlanta
(This event is full. Watch for more Intown Atlanta events.) This presentation will be jam-packed with information to make your native gardening efforts productive and rewarding. Our panelists will present information that will help you create a garden that has visual interest year round. We'll also cover when to tackle garden tasks, like sowing, planting, […]
2024 Symposium: DIY Native Habitats – Building Your Stewardship Toolkit
ZoomThe focus of our 29th Native Plant Symposium is DIY Native Habitats - Building Your Stewardship Toolkit. Our suite of talks will focus on getting the right plants into your garden […]
South Georgia Native Plant & Wildflower Symposium
Georgia Museum of Agriculture 1392 Whiddon Mill Rd, Tifton, GA, United StatesThe South Georgia Native Plant and Wildflower symposium, co-sponsored by Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. and Coastal Plain Chapter of the Georgia Native Plant Society is scheduled for Wednesday March 20, 2024, at the Georgia Museum of Agriculture, Tifton, GA. Please come and celebrate learning and loving native plants! Program theme: Gardens for All Reasons: […]
Blood, Sweat, but No Tears: Life Lessons Learned While Creating a Piedmont Prairie
Sandy Creek Nature Center 205 Old Commerce Rd., Athens, GA, United StatesLocation: Sandy Creek Nature Center Sandy Creek Nature Center is a wonderful resource in Athens. One feature is the Piedmont Prairie restoration that was installed just north of the parking lot of the Nature Center. Kate has invested the effort to create and manage this excellent resource, which is used as an educational area as […]
Introduction to Lichens – Athens-East Piedmont Chapter
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens 780 Timothy Rd, Athens, GeorgiaMalcolm Hodges will provide an introduction to lichens. He earned his BA in Biology from Rice University and a Masters in Zoology from Mississippi State. Now retired, he was Director […]