Celebrate the 75th
Anniversary of
Georgia's State Parks & Historic Sites
Festival Kick-Off Social
Friday, October 13: 7:30 – 9:00 PM
Beachside Hall – Jekyll Island Convention Center
Cash Bar Available
In 1931, Indian Springs State Park and Vogel State Park joined to create the beginning of Georgia's state parks system, one of the oldest park systems in the nation. Since then, the system has grown to include 64 state parks and historic sites totaling over 65,000 acres. During 2006, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources is celebrating 75 years of protecting natural, cultural and recreational resources for generations to come. Come join this celebration as we take a trip down memory lane with a vintage photo slideshow and a brief history of the parks, as well as a look into the future.
Special events celebrating the 75th anniversary of Georgia’s State Parks & Historic Sites will be held throughout the year at various locations. For more information visit www.GeorgiaStateParks.org
or call 1-800-864-7275.
Birding & Botany
On the Old Plantation
Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation State Historic Site
Saturday, October 14, 2006
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
For Beginners – But Experts Welcome
FREE (but there is an admission fee at the gate; Registration not required)
Start your day off right at this old Antebellum Rice Plantation located along the beautiful Altamaha River. Join Interpretive Park Ranger, Andy Beckman, as we walk the plantation grounds. Old rice fields, fresh water marsh, old Live Oak groves, pasture lands, maritime forests, a rare Longleaf Pine community and an old borrow pit pond and remnants of the old Altamaha-Brunswick Canal promise many discoveries with LEAF AND FEATHER. Learn how to share nature with children by playing Ranger Andy’s fun “Name that Plant Game.” Cultural and historical interpretation will also be given of the site from our new rice dike-viewing platform. Filed trip includes a guided tour of the antebellum plantation house.
Participants will meet guide at the front entrance to the plantation off Highway 17. A brief orientation workshop will be given at the Visitors Center on how to use binoculars and pointers for better birding success.
RECOMMENDED NEEDS: Bring bug juice, sun protection, water, sack lunch and don’t forget your binoculars. Wear long sleeves and long pants. Sandals not recommended.
TRIP RIGOR: Easy – flat terrain on both one-mile loop trails.
ADMISSION: Adults = $5.00, Seniors 62+ = $4.50, Youth 6-18 = $2.50
DIRECTIONS: From Jekyll Island take causeway to Highway 17 and turn right (17 North). Continue north through five stoplights. Hofwyl mileage markers will be located on your right as you travel along Highway 17 North. We are the first paved entrance past New Hope Plantation sign on your right. A long white fence leads to our entrance. Turn right.
