Learn about the many medicinal trees growing in our region during an informative lecture by Patricia Kyritsi Howell, author of Medicinal Plants of the Southern Appalachians.

Patricia is a medical herbalist, long-time ForestWatcher and tree hugger. She'll weave together history, folklore and recent medical research to give you new insight into familiar trees such as dogwood, wild cherry, sumac, and others.

Following the lecture, Georgia ForestWatch co-district leaders, Honor Woodard and Joe Gatins will lead an easy hike to identify these trees in the field.

Date:

Sunday, March 8, 2009

Schedule:

10:00a.m. Lecture begins

11:45-12:45p.m. Lunch on your own or bring a lunch to the lecture location

1:00p.m. Gather at Center for the hike

Meeting time & place:

FOR THE LECTURE:  10:00a.m. at The Center on Warwoman, 2368 Pinnacle Drive, Clayton, Georgia (corner of Warwoman Road and Pinnacle Drive). No registration required.

FOR THE HIKE: 1:00p.m. We'll gather at The Center for the hike, then drive 2.5 miles to Warwoman Dell and hike to Becky Branch and Martin Creek falls. Registration required.

Outing Location:

Clayton, GA, in Rabun County. (Northeastern GA)

Quad:

Rabun Bald

Distance & Difficulty of Hike:

4 miles. Easy in & out hike.

Bring:

Lunch (or eat in town between the lecture & hike), water, rain gear, appropriate clothing and footwear, and walking staff if needed. Camera/binoculars if desired. (Allergic to bees/wasps? Remember your meds/epi-pen)

Limit:

No set limit for lecture.  Limit for hike is 24.

Rain Date:

Lecture is rain or shine. Hikers will be notified via e-mail if cancelled. 

Pet Policy:

Thank you for not bringing your pet friends on Georgia ForestWatch outings.

Family Safe Policy:

Outings are a smoke, alcohol, and drug free setting, thanks.

Reserve your spot today!

Reservations required only for the hike portion of this outing. If you're coming only to the lecture, you do not need reservations.

This outing is free of charge, and open to everyone “first come, first served” up to the limit. Sign-up Deadline: 3pm Thurs prior to outing - but outings tend to fill up long before the deadline. 

Provide your name, e-mail address, and phone number (preferably cell if you'll have one with you on outing day) when you sign up.

Contact Lori Martell at:
LMartell [at] gafw [dot] org or call 706-635-8733