Leader for today's Ramble: Catherine Authors of today’s Ramble report: Linda, Catherine, and Don. Comments, edits, and suggestions for the report can be sent to Linda at Lchafin (at) uga.edu. Insect identifications: Don Hunter Gall identification: Bill 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. Not all of Don's photos from today’s ramble made it into the ramble report, so be sure to check out his Facebook album at this link. Number of Ramblers today: 23 Tod ..read more

Leader for today's Ramble: Linda Authors of today’s Ramble Report: Linda and Don 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. Not all of Don's photos from today’s ramble made it into the ramble report, so be sure to check out his Facebook album at this link. There is now a Link to the 2024 calendar of the Nature Rambles and book group meetings on the upper right of your screen. This is a work in progress. Thanks to Bill for setting this up! Today's emphasis: &nb ..read more

Rambler Book Group  2024 Reading List and Meeting Schedule Unless otherwise announced, the book group will meet on the dates below at 11:00am in the Adult Classroom in the Education Department in the Garden's Visitor Center. Jan. 18      An Immense World by Ed Yong. Moderator: Chuck Feb. 15     Mason Bee Revolution by Dave Hunter and Jill Lightner. Moderator: Kathy Mar. 18    The Genius of Birds by Jennifer Ackerman. Moderators: Eugenia & Page Apr. 18     The Life of a Leaf by Steven Vogel. Moderator: Richard May 16 &nb ..read more

Leader for today's Ramble: Don Authors of today’s Ramble report: Linda and Don. Comments, edits, and suggestions for the report can be sent to Linda at Lchafin (at) uga.edu. Lichen, fungi, and animal identifications: Don 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. Not all of Don's photos from today’s ramble made it into the ramble report, so be sure to check out his Facebook album at this link. Number of Ramblers today: 25 Today's emphasis: Exploring the early ..read more

 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 Linda at Lchafin (at) uga.edu. Fungi and lichen identifications: Don 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. Not all of Don's photos from today’s ramble made it into the ramble report, so be sure to check out his Facebook album at this link. Number of Ramblers today: 31 Today's emphasis:  Wildflowers, fe ..read more

Authors of today’s Ramble report: Linda and Don. Comments, edits, and suggestions for the report can be sent to Linda at Lchafin (at) uga.edu. Today's emphasis: Remembering and celebrating the life of Dale Hoyt. From Don's Facebook page: "Seventy-two Ramblers gathered for today’s Nature Ramble. It was a solemn event, as we remembered the recent passing of Dale Hoyt, one of the original Ramble leaders. We took a short ramble through the International, Heritage, and Flower Gardens, as we made our way to the 10:00 a.m. memorial service at the Garden’s Day Chapel. It was a wonderful service, with ..read more

  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 Linda at Lchafin (at) uga.edu. Insect identifications: Don Hunter, Heather Larkin 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. Not all of Don's photos make it into the ramble report, so be sure to check out his Facebook album at this link. Today's emphasis: Early spring in the Dunson Native Flora Garden Fort ..read more

Nature Ramblers, here is the schedule of Winter Walks for Dec 2023 – Feb 2024. Detailed directions, information about the sites and trails, carpooling, etc. will be emailed each week, probably on Monday before the walk. It’s also possible that dates and locations may change due to weather or other circumstances – these changes will be mailed out as soon as we learn about them.  Please email me with questions.  Hope to see you next week at Halley’s party and the week after on the trail!  Linda WINTER WALKS DEC 2023 – FEB 2024 Thurs Location Leader Last year? 7-D ..read more

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 Linda at Lchafin (at) uga.edu. Insect and fungi identifications: Don 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: 39 Today's emphasis:  Seeking what we find in the forests along the Green and Blue Trails. Announcements: Rambler Kathy ..read more

Leader for today's Ramble: Dan Williams Authors of today’s Ramble report: Linda, Don, and Dan. Some of the text here is taken from Dan's book, Tree Facts and Folklore: Identification, Ecology, Uses (traditional and modern), and Folklore of Southeastern Trees). For a complete list of Dan's books and videos, with links, scroll to the bottom of the report. Insect and fungi identifications: Don Hunter 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 o ..read more