Today’s Ramble was led by Linda Chafin.
The photos in this post, except where
noted, came from Don’s Facebook album (here’s the link).
Today’s post was written by Linda
Chafin and Don Hunter.
37 Ramblers met today.
Announcements:
1.
Weds., Dec. 6, 2017, 9:00 am. Guided Walk at Sandy Creek Nature Center.
Led by Mike Wharton who will explore the Managed Forest and the American
Chestnut planting project.
2.
Weds., Feb. 7-8, 2018. Overnight at the Len Foote Hike Inn
at Amicalola Falls State Park. Program on Georgia’s Old Growth Forests Weds.
evening and Tree Walk Thursday morning. Both presented by forest ecologist Jess
Riddle of Georgia Forestwatch. Details on reservations will be available on or
after Dec. 7, 2017.
Today’s
reading: Emily read a passage on Sassafras from A Natural History of Trees of Eastern and
Central North America (pp. 291-293) by Donald Culross Peattie
