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We need your help restoring the Harold Cox Nature Garden on the following scheduled dates: Saturday, September 13, 2008 Call Naomi Thompson, n.thompson@stonemountainpark.org, 770.498.5619 Monday, September 15, 2008 Call Susan Meyers, smmeyers@bellsouth.net, 404.388.8228 Tuesday, October 14, 2008 Call Susan Meyers, smmeyers@bellsouth.net, 404.388.8228 Saturday, October 18, 2008 Call Naomi Thompson, n.thompson@stonemountainpark.org, 770.498.5619 Wednesday, November 12, 2008 Call Alina Ruiz, a.ruiz@stonemountainpark.org, 770.498.5629 Saturday, November 22, 2008 Call Brian McKnight, b.mcknight@stonemountainpark.org, 770.498.5620 Workdays occur from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon. Our focus will be the removal of invasives (mostly honeysuckle and blackberry) so dress appropriately, bring a water bottle and gloves. Small tools will be available. For directions to the Park, visit http://www.stonemountainpark.com/maps-directions/driving-directions.aspx. Once you have entered the Park, the Nature Garden is located about 1 mile past the West Gate and Confederate Hall. Parking is available across the street. *Please call or email the appropriate workday leader to let them know what day you will be attending.
Project: Habitat Restoration, Establishment of Native Plant Garden The Harold Cox Nature Garden is a woodland habitat located at the base of Stone Mountain and includes areas of rock outcrop, streams and many Northern affiliate plants. We have completed our restoration plans for the Nature Garden. See below for the work we did in the past 7 months. Remaining work includes installing plant identification signs in the garden area and with volunteer help, some invasive plants in the area may be brought under control in 2008! Throughout Spring and Summer 2007 we created an inventory of Native Plants on the Nature Garden Trail (NGT), identified exotic invasive plant species present on the NGT and mapped areas for invasive removal. Some invasives, such as English Ivy, were removed in Winter 2007. Nature Garden Native Plant Inventory For more information on invasive plants, go to http://www.gaeppc.org/list.cfm. How you can help Our education staff will be responsible for all long-term maintenance. We do need help removing invasive plants at the Nature Garden. If you are interested, please call 770-498-5658 to join us. Long term maintenance for the Nature Garden project includes quarterly monitoring of the trail and garden for invasive plant species, removing additional invasives found, quarterly weeding of the planted areas, seasonal plant label change, and watering rescue plants as needed for the first year. Completed Restoration Work April 2008: from now on we will continue to remove invasive plants, plant native plants when water conditions and time permits, seek volunteers to help with the area and monitor/maintain the trail system in a sustainable state. February and March 2008: monitored for needed work (adding stepping stones, reshaping trea:d), installed new trail signs, removed honeysuckle and english ivy January 2008: removed invasive honeysuckle in Garden Area with volunteers, rerouted a section of trail away from a steep, easily eroded area, installed benches, installed new trail signs December 2007: removed invasive honeysuckle in Garden Area with Georgia Native Plant Society volunteers, created and installed new trail maps November 2007: weeded rock outcrop area October 2007: removed invasive periwinkle and nonnative Tea Olive and replaced with numerous native plants, split rail fence installed along eroded creek bank area in Garden area, weeded rock outcrop area, snow fencing installed to cut off offshoot trails that confuse visitors and disturb plants, stepping stone crossings relaid September 2007: Christmas Fern, Itea and Royal Fern planted along some eroded and steep creek banks, new split rail fence installed at the Garden entrance and along the road, Native plants gathered from plant rescues with the Georgia Native Plant Society or other areas of the Park, weeded Rock outcrop area
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