Special Event Alert
July 8, 2010
The ForestWatch Fall Retreat:
Help us celebrate and protect
our forest treasures!


SPEND A BEAUTIFUL SEPTEMBER WEEKEND RELAXING, EATING, PLAYING, AND LEARNING AT VOGEL STATE PARK


Autumn Mares Tails-Peter Macintosh PhotoGeorgia ForestWatch will return to Vogel State Park in Blairsville for our annual Fall Retreat on September 25th. Join us for speakers, hikes, presentations, art, great food, music around the campfire, and more!

We are proud to present a talented group of environmental leaders for our morning program, who will examine the history, current status and opportunities for building an expanded Wilderness future for Georgia.
We welcome Brent Martin of
The Wilderness Society
(and past executive director of ForestWatch), Sally Bethea of Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, Will Wingate of
the Georgia Conservancy,
Bob Kerr, former Executive
Director of the Georgia Conservancy who has played a pivotal role in the environmental affairs of the southeast for many years, and others to share their knowledge and experience on permanent land protection.

The afternoon will bring an offering of hikes and non-hike programs, with plenty of time for enjoying the scenery and socializing with new and old friends. We will enjoy great food, including a full barbecue dinner with all the fixins!  Music around the campfire will round out the evening-bring your instruments and join in!

An RSVP is required!  Call or E-MAIL to secure your spot for this event.

Come for Saturday or join us for the whole weekend-we have a number of campsites and cabins still available. We will host a potluck dinner on Friday and a hike on Sunday for those who are not quite ready to leave the mountains!   

This year we are offering a children's program concurrent with the morning and afternoon events. These two sessions, led by Lori Jenkins, middle school art teacher, naturalist and artist, will have our younger ForestWatchers creating primitive charcoal leaf prints, journaling books, watercolor art, sun-prints, and tie-dye bandanas! Program fee is $10 for the morning session and $15 for the afternoon, and each session is limited to 18 participants. Families with more than one child participating receive half-price discounts for each additional child.

COST:
$20 per person (kids 12 and under FREE) includes all programming, light breakfast, hearty lunch, and full barbecue dinner! There is an additional $5 parking fee for the park. Arts in nature youth program and weekend camping/cabin accommodations are available at additional costs.

For more information CLICK HERE

To RSVP or inquire about accommodations CLICK HERE



We look forward to seeing you in September!
 CALENDAR
arrow bullet Conasauga snorkel trips are filling fast!
 
Join us in the river on July 31st or August 14th. You don't want to miss the outing of the year-Reserve your spot by replying to this e-mail or call Jill at 706-635-8733

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