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Join us in catching, photographing, and identifying bumble bees as part of the Southeast Bumble Bee Atlas. The Southeast Bumble Bee Atlas is a community science effort to track the bumble bees of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee.
Join Coastal WildScapes and kite biologist Andy Day on a trip to view as many as 50-75 Swallow-tailed and Mississippi kites up close and personal as they fly low to the ground, filling up on insects before traveling on to South America. Learn about their fascinating life history and enjoy this excellent opportunity for viewing and photographing their aerial acrobatics. Sites are on private land, and viewing is restricted to road shoulders. Exact location information to be determined, but it will be within an hour’s drive of Darien.
Did you know that the greatest diversity of salamanders occurs in the southeastern United States? Georgia is home to close to 60 salamander species (from 7 widely divergent Families) from the one inch-long patch-nosed salamander to the four foot-long two-toed amphiuma. From our Blue Ridge mountain forests to the blackwater swamps of the Coastal Plain, salamanders are abundant, and extremely valuable, components of our ecosystems. Their quirky life histories, gorgeous colors, and fascinating ecological habits endear them to all.
Join herpetologist Dirk Stevenson to learn more about these fascinating amphibians. Dirk will share experiences from his 35 years working with amphibians in the southeast and discuss conservation issues facing our local “mander” fauna.
Join our statewide effort to count pollinators in the sixth annual Great Southeast Pollinator Census! Help count and learn about pollinator insects and the native plantscapes that sustain them. All ages welcome! Attend our FREE guided census event. A brief training will begin around 9am but participants may drop in anytime during the event to count and record their observations. Also, the native plant nursery will be open to purchase plants to add to your pollinator garden at home! Check out the native plant inventory at: https://florabundancegardens.com/. Directions will be emailed to registrants closer to the event.
Join us for our annual Fall Native Plant Sale! We will have four native plant vendors on site. Pre-orders are strongly encouraged. Check out vendor inventories here.