On Monday, May 20, at 7 pm we heard our guest speaker Will Rogers talk about the Grassland Initiative using I-Naturalist. Will is a research professional at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia who he specializes in rare and endangered plant studies and was a fountain of knowledge about what’s going on in our state. He highly encouraged us to add the iNaturalist app to our smart phones and become a member and to also join the Georgia Grasslands Initiative. A native of South Georgia,, he developed a knack for noting strange and unusual relationships in the natural world. Related Images:
2024 April Meeting
Our topic for the April 15th meeting was “Backyard Habitats, Urban Coyotes and Monitoring” presented by Dr. Michael Kohl. It was highly interesting to learn about the coyote monitoring, particularly within the metro Atlanta area surrounded by I-285. He answered many question and was able to share a lot of knowledge of what’s also happening in our state. Related Images:
Hand Tools
The hand tools we all personally use and favor are many and varied. Almost all of us have some sort of hand trowel and clippers. From those two, it’s everything and the kitchen sink – from old ones to brand new and specific brands. So what’s in my gardening tool box? Too much, perhaps, but I use every one of them at one time or another in my community garden beds or on a volunteer workday during the year. Most of my favorites are old. These two are the oldest and considered antique and the small claw is great for weeding close to a plant. The triangle makes great furrows for planting seeds. My bulb planter makes a great hole for planting vegetable transplants. There’s a knife in my box too – it’s handy for harvesting broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower. I have a vintage green fork and green claw. The…