Fernbank Forest
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Fernbank
Forest is a 65-acre tract of relatively undisturbed mature mixed hardwood
forest. It is a small remnant of the type of forest vegetation that originally
covered
the Piedmont region of Georgia, including the Atlanta metropolitan area.
Practically all of Atlanta's original vegetation has been destroyed, first
by farming and
later by urban and suburban development. Visitors to Fernbank Forest can
observe firsthand the beauty of forest land as early explorers
and southern
Native Americans would have done hundreds of years ago. Trees, shrubs, wildflowers
and ferns are labeled so these plants can readily be identified. Animals
such as squirrels, chipmunks, birds, turtles
and snakes
live undisturbed in their natural environment. A small pond teems with aquatic
life.
During school hours Fernbank Science Center biologists teach visiting students ranging from kindergarten to graduate school and public groups from cub scouts to senior citizens a variety of scheduled programs in this "living laboratory." In the afternoons and on weekends public visitors can walk the 1½ miles of paved trails and enjoy the beauty of this unspoiled woodland. Fernbank Forest offers something to everybody every season of the year. Click here for public visiting hours. |
| Facilities: | Forest | Exhibit Hall | Rose Garden | Compost Site | Planetarium | Observatory | Library | Meteorology | AEL |