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

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 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
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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

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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.

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