Ramble Report March 23 2017

Today's Ramble was lead by Linda Chafin.

Here's the link to Don's Facebook album for today's Ramble. (All the photos in this post are compliments of Don.)

Today's post was written by Dale Hoyt and Don Hunter.

Twenty Ramblers met today.

Today's reading: Linda read Weather by Faith Shearin. You can find it here. Linda also thought that Ramblers would find this piece about the benefits of walking in nature of interest.

Announcements: Guided walk at Sandy Creek Nature Center 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 5.  Mike Wharton will be leading a walk through the areas recently cleared and planted as part of the managed forest project at the center. (You can always check our Announcements page for the latest information about upcoming events.)

Today's route: On the other side of the parking area to examine a Red Buckeye, the down the mulched path to the Dunson Native Flora Garden. Then through the garden at our usual "speed of botany."

Frost damaged leaves and male cones of Ginkgo

Ramble Report March 9 2017

Today's Ramble was lead by Dale Hoyt.

Here's the link to Don's Facebook album for today's Ramble. (All the photos in this post are compliments of Don.)

Today's post was written by Don Hunter and Linda Chafin.

30 Ramblers today

Announcement: The Athens Historical Society will conduct a Ramble in the Ruins around the old Athens Brick Company site at Sandy Creek Nature Center on Saturday, March 25, 3:00 p.m. Details can be found here.

Today's route:  Leaving the Shade Garden arbor we made our way along the back of the conservatory and through the Heritage Garden on the way to the path down to the Orange Trail spur from the Flower Gardens down to the Orange Trail and it's creek.

American South Renovation Garden:

Georgia Rockcress

Georgia Rockcress (Arabis georgiana) was recently listed

Ramble Report March 2 2017

Today's report was jointly written by Don Hunter and Linda Chafin with additions by Dale Hoyt. Don's album of photos from today's ramble can be found here.

33 Ramblers today.

Today's readings: Bob Ambrose recited one of his new creations: Reverie - Afternoon in the Botanical Garden and Marguerite read Howard Nemerov's Trees.

Today's route: We began with an observation of the Ginkgo trees at the Shade Garden arbor then walked down the Shade Garden walkway to the Dunson Native Flora Garden. We walked through the Dunson Garden to the head of the wetlands display and returned the same way back to the Shade Garden arbor, and, for many, on to the Visitor Center to the Cafe Botanica for socializing over food and drink.

Gingko short shoots and pollen cones

Ginkgo trees at the Shade Garden Arbor.