Certificate in Native Plants

Linda Chafin, botanist Our gardens, roadsides and meadows are aglow with color in the fall. In this class, students will learn to recognize the most common fall-blooming wildflowers in the Georgia Piedmont and be introduced to basic botanical terminology for identifying and describing fall-flowering plants, with an emphasis on plants in the Aster (composite) family....

Robby Astrove, preserve manager, Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve Georgia is home to 90% of the Southeastern Piedmont’s granite outcrops, one of the most endangered and botanically interesting natural communities in the U.S. Students will be introduced to the ecology, habitats and plant communities of the granite outcrop ecosystem during an interpretive hike. Yellow daisies and fall wildflowers...

Susan Meyers, monarch watch conservation specialist, Monarchs Across Georgia, Environmental Education Alliance This class will take an in-depth look at the biology and ecology of the monarch butterfly in North America, its migration, species status assessment and conservation efforts. With an overall 90% population decline over the past 20 years, the monarch has become the...