May 25, 2023

Leader for today's Ramble: Emily

Authors of today’s Ramble report: Linda, Dale, and Don. Comments, edits, and suggestions for the report can be sent to Linda at Lchafin@uga.edu.

Insect identifications: Don Hunter, Heather Larkin, Dale Hoyt

Link to Don’s Facebook album for this Ramble. All the photos that appear in this report, unless otherwise credited, were taken by Don Hunter. Photos may be enlarged by clicking them with a mouse or tapping on your screen.

Carolina Anole shedding its skin on a Giant Onion inflorescence

Number of Ramblers today: 34

Today's emphasis: Flowering and fruiting in the Dunson Native Flora Garden.

Ramblers exploring the Dunson Native Flora Garden

Ramble Report May 18 2023

 Leader for today's Ramble: Linda and Roger

Authors of today’s Ramble report: Linda, Don, Dale, and Roger. Comments, edits, and suggestions for the report can be sent to Linda at Lchafin@uga.edu.

Invertebrate, gall, and fungi identification: Heather Larkin, Don Hunter, Bill Sheehan

Link to Don’s Facebook album for this Ramble.

Most of the photos that appear in this report were taken by Don Hunter, Heather Licklighter Larkin, Roger Collins, Bill Sheehan, and Aubrey Cox. Photos borrowed from the internet are credited by name with a link to their source. Photos may be enlarged by clicking them with a mouse or tapping on your screen.

Southern Magnolia
photo by Don Hunter

Today's emphasis: Seeking what we find on the Orange and Purple trails with a special focus on early 19^th century land use history of the area now occupied by the Botanical Garden.

Ramble Report May 11 2023

Leader for today's Ramble: John Schelhas, recently retired Research Forester with the U.S. Forest Service, whose expertise is the social and cultural dimensions of forest use and conservation, most recently with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

John discussing Cherokee River Cane basketry

Authors of today’s Ramble report: John and Linda. Comments, edits, and suggestions for the report can be sent to Linda at Lchafin@uga.edu.

Link to Don’s Facebook album for this Ramble. All the photos that appear in this report, unless otherwise credited, were taken by Don Hunter. Photos may be enlarged by clicking them with a mouse or tapping on your screen.

 Number of Ramblers today: 40

Today's emphasis: Cultural uses of forest plants of Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and the importance of indigenous plant use in forest management.

Mask carved from a Yellow Buckeye Tree by William Crowe
Photo credit: John Schelhas

Ramble Report May 4 2023

Leader for today's Ramble: Linda

Authors of today’s Ramble report: Linda and Don. Comments, edits, and suggestions for the report can be sent to <Lchafin@uga.edu>.

Link to Don’s Facebook album for this Ramble. All the photos that appear in this report, unless otherwise credited, were taken by Don Hunter. Photos may be enlarged by clicking them with a mouse or tapping on your screen.

Number of Ramblers today: 22

Today's emphasis: Seeking what we find, in mid-spring, along the Purple and Orange Trails.