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Plant Conservation: Protecting Plant Diversity

Jennifer Ceska, conservation coordinator, State Botanical Garden of Georgia Plant conservation is an applied science that draws upon many fields of knowledge, from ecology to horticulture, to ethics and politics....

Natural Communities of Georgia

Melanie Flood, special project botanist, North Carolina Natural Heritage Program This course covers Georgia’s diverse natural communities and their plants, including our iconic oak-pine forests, precious mountain coves, prairies, high...

Monarchs & Beyond: Pollinator Stewardship

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...

Insect Pollinators in Our Gardens

Paola Barriga, Faculty, academic professional, UGA Department of Plant Biology This course is designed to allow participants to evaluate plant-insect interactions in gardens from an ecological perspective. For instance, we...

Plant Taxonomy: The Identities of Plants

Sabrina Sewell, botanist Taxonomy is the fundamental branch of science that names and classifies all elements of the world around us, including living things. A plant taxonomist specializes in determining...

Teamaking and Tea Spilling: The Story of Yaupon Holly, Georgia’s Native Beverage Plant

Ben Long, PhD candidate, UGA Department of Genetics Calling all tea lovers! Did you know Georgia has its own native caffeine-containing tea plant? In this workshop, participants will learn how...

Tree Risk Workshop

Edward Morrow, ISA Certified Arborist In this program, homeowners and tree enthusiasts will learn simple frameworks to assess their trees, along with five basic tree prescriptions to ensure trees are...

Free Sketch Friday 

Join us at the Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum for Free Sketch Friday! This free activity allows artists of all ages and skills to spend time in the museum, studying...

Basic Botany: Fundamentals of Plant Biology

Sabrina Sewell, botanist Explore the biology of plants in this introduction to general plant anatomy, morphology, physiology, evolution and development. This course presents the fundamental information about plants upon which...

Plant Conservation: Protecting Plant Diversity

Jennifer Ceska, conservation coordinator, State Botanical Garden of Georgia Plant conservation is an applied science that draws upon many fields of knowledge from ecology to horticulture, to ethics and politics....

Natural Communities of Georgia

Melanie Flood, special project botanist, North Carolina Natural Heritage Program This course covers Georgia’s natural communities and their plants, including our iconic oak-pine forests, precious mountain coves, prairies, high mountain...

Natural Communities of Georgia

Melanie Flood, special project botanist, North Carolina Natural Heritage Program This course covers Georgia’s natural communities and their plants, including our iconic oak-pine forests, precious mountain coves, prairies, high mountain...

Natural Communities of Georgia

Melanie Flood, special project botanist, North Carolina Natural Heritage Program This course covers Georgia’s natural communities and their plants, including our iconic oak-pine forests, precious mountain coves, prairies, high mountain...

Summer Tree Identification

Zach Wood, Georgia Native Seed Network Manager, State Botanical Garden of Georgia About 200 tree species occur in Georgia’s Piedmont forests and woodlands. In this class, students learn to identify...

Our Native Pollinators

Becky Griffin, UGA pollinator health associate This class will explore the be(e)autiful world of our native bees, butterflies, wasps, flies and other insect pollinators. We will dive into the biology...

Carnivorous Plants of the Southeast U.S.

Will Rogers, research professional II, State Botanical Garden of Georgia If you are amazed by carnivorous plants, you’re in legendary company; Charles Darwin shared your passion and enthusiasm for them...
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