Cobb County Parks - Natural Resource Management

The Furr Park Youth Fishing Rodeo scheduled for Saturday, September 7, has been cancelled. If you are registered for this fishing rodeo, you will receive notification by your registration email address and be refunded the fee.. We apologize for any inconveniences this may have caused. Thank you for your understanding.

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Join Sam Landes of the Mushroom Club of Georgia for the Oyster Mushroom Bag Cultivation Workshop. He will introduce you to the world of fungi with an educational presentation. This hands-on workshop will teach you an easy at-home process for growing your oyster mushrooms without having to go through the labor-intensive sterilizing process. We will provide all the supplies you need as well as a take-home recipe and care of your mushroom bags handout. Registration required at link below:

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While scouting for a wildlife track & sign class, I found these saddleback caterpillars munching on yellow flag iris leaves.

The saddleback caterpillar measures about an inch long, and has poisonous spines on four large projections (tubercles) and many smaller ones projecting from the sides of its body. The “saddle” consists of an oval purplish-brown spot in the middle of a green patch on the back.

The saddleback caterpillar is a general feeder and is found on many hosts including corn foliage, apple, pear, cherry, rose, Pawpaw, basswood, chestnut, oak, plum and other trees in late summer.

If you get too distracted by late summer blooms or birds, you may not notice the rustling in last year’s leaves 🐍. The size and length of a black rat snake can be alarming when it's right at your feet! But worry not!

Though it may pretend to be venomous by behaving aggressively and shaking its tail, this species is a constrictor. They do us a favor by keeping the rodent population in check. If you're lucky enough to see one, say hello, leave it alone, and carry on with your day!

📸Michael Schramm/USFWS

Take the "Don't Move the Rocks" pledge. Rocks in and around rivers are important habitats for salamanders, macroinvertebrates, fish and more. In addition, when you move these rocks, you can change the flow of a stream an increase sedimentation, which may change what can survive there. Please refrain from moving the rocks!

Wildlife tracking is the art of reading and interpreting the signs animals leave behind! Join us to learn more at Georgia Wildlife Trackers club! Registration required at link:

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An error in registration date has been fixed. Registration is open for the Fabulous World of Fungi workshop, learn to grow your own oyster mushrooms! https://secure.rec1.com/GA/cobb-county-ga/catalog?filter=c2VhcmNoPTMyMjM0NzE=

Join Sam Landes of the Mushroom Club of Georgia for the Oyster Mushroom Bag Cultivation Workshop. He will introduce you to the world of fungi with an educational presentation. This hands-on workshop will teach you an easy at-home process for growing your oyster mushrooms without having to go through the labor-intensive sterilizing process. We will provide all the supplies you need as well as a take-home recipe and care of your mushroom bags handout. Registration Required!

https://secure.rec1.com/GA/cobb-county-ga/catalog?filter=c2VhcmNoPTMyMjM0NzE=

Tomorrow is the start of The Great Southeast Pollinator Census! 🐝🦋

Find information for the count at: https://gsepc.org/

It's that time of year again!

Tonight, 169 million birds are expected to be on the move, according to BirdCast. This follows last night's 200+ million migrating birds.

You can help migrating birds by keeping feeders and bird baths clean, turning off your lights at night and keeping cats indoors. For more about how to help migrating birds, visit the American Bird Conservancy's website: https://abcbirds.org/thirteen-tips-spring-migration/

Check out more fascinating maps and forecasts from BirdCast, powered by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Colorado State University and UMass Amherst: https://birdcast.info/

Join Sam Landes of the Mushroom Club of Georgia for the Oyster Mushroom Bag Cultivation Workshop. He will introduce you to the world of fungi with an educational presentation. This hands-on workshop will teach you an easy at-home process for growing your oyster mushrooms without having to go through the labor-intensive sterilizing process. We will provide all the supplies you need as well as a take-home recipe and care of your mushroom bags handout. Registration Required!

https://secure.rec1.com/GA/cobb-county-ga/catalog?filter=c2VhcmNoPTMyMjM0NzE=

Hey, friends! I'm in Montana at a week-long wildlife tracking intensive course offered by the University of Montana. Join Georgia Wildlife Trackers to see some of the track & sign I'm seeing here, and some of the stuff we see in Georgia. Share and register for our in-person trackers club coming up in October, November & December.

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Join us for a fun, nature-related learning experience for Homeschoolers every third Thursday of the month starting in September. Registration is required. $3 per participant. Find more information at http://tinyurl.com/hydehomeschool

I found this gulf fritillary fluttering by the passionflower vine, today. Which reminds me, the great Southeast pollinator census is August 23-24. It's easy and anyone can help from their own yard or local park. Check it out: https://gsepc.org/

The Cobb County PARKS Fall Activity Guide is now available at www.bit.ly/CobbParksActivityGuides!

The newly designed activity guide showcases interactive elements like slideshows, videos, and audio to narrate our story and highlight the most exciting programs and events happening this fall. We are excited about the upcoming International Festival, we have a variety of gallery receptions lined up for you to enjoy, Adult athletic leagues are in full swing, and our recreation centers have new programs to offer. Programs are added throughout the season so be sure to bookmark the activity guide for easy access in the future!

Join us for Trail of the Month Club as we explore different trails at Cobb Parks every second Saturday of the month from 1pm-3pm. This is a fun, relaxed pace guided hike with an experienced hiker and naturalist perfect for learning about the natural world at parks near you. This Saturday Aug 10 the hike is at Allatoona Creek Park Please register at http://tinyurl.com/totmc1 or scan the QR code below.

Have you seen any orbweavers recently?

📸 Candy Cook

The Chattahoochee River Line - A brief history of the unique Civil War defenses, only found right here in Cobb County.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITWoZ_0K1VM&t=915s

Chattahoochee River Line Overview of the Civil War defense of the Chattahoochee River

🌎📸 ROADSIDE MEMORIALS: Talk about impactful art. For the past five years, Dr. Amanda St***za of Austin has transformed a unique hobby into a heartfelt mission. She memorializes roadkill on social media to raise awareness about human and environmental impacts.

"I think this opening of our hearts through our eyes and caring is a way to begin to live more sensitively on earth," she says.

🔗 MORE: bit.ly/3WwRoTI | CBS Austin

This is the flower and fruit of a passionflower vine. A great native pollinator plant that's edible for us, too! Have you had passion fruit? This photo was taken at Hyde Farm Park. Some other Cobb County Parks where you may find these are Allatoona Creek Park and Green Meadows Preserve. Where have you seen them?

📸 Candy Cook
Cobb Parks

Our mountain bike camp is awesome! Thanks MTB Atlanta , Free-Flite Bicycles , and Cobb County Police Department

Who got some rain, today?

THIS IS A FREE EVENT. FREE TO SPONSOR. FREE TO PARTICIPATE. WE HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED THAT A SCAMMER IS SOMEHOW TRYING TO CAPITALIZE ON OUR WONDERFUL COMMUNITY. PLEASE USE THE QR Code and we will contact you!)

Yes. It is still hot outside! But take a moment to think about the cool, crisp Fall weather! Take a moment to think about how your business or organization can reach hundreds in the West Cobb community. Take a moment to sign up for sponsoring (No Fee) a table at Price Park! We provide the space and promotion… you provide a themed table with treats to hand out… Easy! This is our third, Annual event and it has become a great success. Thank you, in advance, for your participation!