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Explore the natural world with us through hands-on workshops, library programs, and community gatherings. Find your next opportunity to learn, discover, and take part.

Nature on the Brink programs, native flowers, pollinators, and community activities

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  • Emily Dickinson Where Botany Meets Poetry

    RT Jones Library, Cherokee County, GA 116 Brown Industrial Pkwy, Canton, GA, United States

    Celebrate National Poetry Month and America's Semiquincentennial by learning about one of America's great poets, Emily Dickinson. Join Southeastern Grasslands Institute […]

  • Hickory Flat Library Homeschool

    Hickory Flat Library, Cherokee County, GA 2740 E Cherokee Dr, Canton, Georgia, United States

    Explore the hidden world beneath your feet in this engaging homeschool library program on soil, clay, and rocks! Participants will […]

  • Trayletaah Garden Club

    Cherokee Veteran's Park 7345 Cumming Hwy, Canton, GA, United States

    Native plants and pollinators are deeply interconnected, forming the foundation of healthy ecosystems. Native plants—those that have evolved naturally in […]

  • Forsyth County Master Naturalist Meeting

    Forsyth County Extension Office 5110 Piney Grove Rd, Cumming, GA, United States

    Discuss the declining pollinator population, Nature on the Brink, and the partnership with Tellus Science Museum

  • Giraffes

    RT Jones Library, Cherokee County, GA 116 Brown Industrial Pkwy, Canton, GA, United States

    Stretch up tall and join us for a fun-filled preschool adventure all about giraffes! Young learners will explore the amazing […]

  • Pollinator Decline/Native Plants

    Pollinators such as bees, butterflies, moths, hummingbirds, and other beneficial insects are experiencing significant declines due to habitat loss, pesticide […]

  • Vermiculture 101: The Science of Worm Composting

    RT Jones Library, Cherokee County, GA 116 Brown Industrial Pkwy, Canton, GA, United States

    Vermiculture: or How to Raise Worms In-Person Learn about the creatures beneath the dirt! Join us for a presentation by Southeastern […]

  • Little Chicks, Big Stories

    RT Jones Library, Cherokee County, GA 116 Brown Industrial Pkwy, Canton, GA, United States

    Chicken Storytime with SGI! In-Person Join us for a special storytime and activity with our friend Ms. Jodi from the […]

  • Seeds on the Move: Nature’s Traveling Garden

    Kemp Memorial Library, Cobb County, GA 4029 Due West Road, Marietta, GA, United States

    Discover how plants travel without ever moving their roots in this fun, hands-on library program all about seed distribution! School-age […]

Bring nature to your community

Let’s make your next gathering a little wilder.

Planning a library program, school activity, garden club meeting, or community event? We’d love to explore a nature education experience for your group.