Brown's Mount

12/20/2024

Hike Brown's Mount with the Georgia Native Plant Society

09/19/2024

08/18/2024

The highly-recommmended Master Naturalist class will happen again in Bibb County this fall. This environmental education program for adults explores habitats and ecosystems in Central Georgia and the human impacts on these environments. Topics will include wildlife, water resources, geology, forestry, cultural resources, stream ecology, and much more.

Classses will be taught by experts from across the state. Most classes include field trips to various natural environments around Central Georgia.

Classes will be all day on Thursdays each week in September and October.

Contact your Bibb County Cooperative Extension Agent for tuition costs and a detailed schedule.

04/09/2024

The updated trail map for Brown's Mount is here:

04/08/2024

Thanks to everyone who came out for today’s hike during the solar eclipse. We hope you can join us for the next hike!

03/17/2024

Native plants are starting to show signs of spring! Carolina Jessamine or Carolina Jasmine (Gelsemium sempervirens) is blooming along roadsides, powerlines, and woodland edges. I often find this native evergreen vine climbing up pine trees, with its dense yellow blooms in a sunny patch at the top of the trees. Before long, the fallen petals will dot the ground, giving you a reminder to look up. It also grows well in gardens, where it will cover a trellis or form a ground cover in sunny spots. The yellow flowers smell great and they’re pollinated by native bees and butterflies. In the wild, Carolina Jessamine is native to the Tidewater of Virginia, the non-mountainous regions of the Carolinas, and across the Gulf Coast states.

With all of its great features, it’s easy to see why Carolina Jessamine is the South Carolina state flower. It’s widely available at native plant sales, greenhouses, and other suppliers. See the comments for planting information (note that all parts of Carolina Jasmine are poisonous, if that’s a concern).

10/21/2023

Here's an opportunity to get certified in herpetology

http://se.MasterHerpetologist.org/

10/14/2023

The eclipse hike started out cloudy but we chased the clouds away and had great views of the celestial event. I used the vent hole in my hat as a pinhole camera to project an image of the Sun on a sweetgum leaf. We also enjoyed the view with NASA-approved sun glasses. If you missed this event, we will have another eclipse hike in April next year.