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
 Georgia 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 HEREWe look forward to seeing you in September!
|
