Ramble Report March 30 2023

Leader
for today’s Ramble:
Emily Carr

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

Animal identifications: Don
Hunter, 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.

Number
of Ramblers today: 32

Today’s
emphasis:
Spring in the Dunson Native Flora Garden: flowers, fruits, and seeds (and an invertebrate or two)

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Ramble Report March 23 2023

Leader
for today’s Ramble:
Linda

Authors
of today’s Ramble report:
Linda (plants) and Dale (animals). 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.

Today’s
emphasis:
Springtime at the Garden

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Ramble Report March 16, 2023

Ramble Report March 16, 2023

Leader for today’s Ramble: Linda Chafin

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

Insect identification: 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. All of the photos may be enlarged by clicking on them or by tapping your screen.

Today’s emphasis: What’s flowering and leafing out on the White Trail Spur, the Orange Trail connector, The Orange Trail, and the Purple Trail.

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Ramble Report March 2, 2023

Leader for today’s Ramble, Emily

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 your mouse or tapping your screen.

 

Today’s emphasis:  Winter tree ID and storm damage to Orange Trail watershed from the January 3-4 extreme rain event (4.5 – 5.0 inches total)

15 Ramblers today

New Rambler today
…Lynn

Reading: Emily read from John Burroughs, at Dale’s request.  The reading is one of Hugh Nourse’s favorite nature-related inspirational passages. Hugh was the initial leader of the group we know as “Nature Ramblers.”

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