Sunset Tree Tour: Eastside Beltline Arboretum
MAY 5ATLANTA BELTLINE
gardenmarketparkssightseeingall-ages
About
See some funky art, discover Tiny Doors, learn some local history, and walk through the Atlanta Beltline Arboretum, a green corridor for people, wildlife, and transit. The tour ends at Ponce City Market where you can find great drinks, food, and access to restrooms after the tour. About the Docent: Rich Sussman has been a volunteer Docent leading tours of the Atlanta Beltline Arboretum Eastside Trail before the concrete was finished being poured. Rich was in the first Docent Training class in 2012. Rich has lead over 100 tours for Trees Atlanta and educated and delighted hundreds of people as he confidently shares horticultural and historic information about the Eastside Trail arboretum, often including interesting trivia about the Eastside’s baseball history and his expertise as a Master Gardener.About the Atlanta Beltline Arboretum: The Atlanta Beltline Arboretum currently has 9,000 accessioned plants in its collection, with 369 unique tree and shrub species and cultivars. Eighty-eight genera of trees and shrubs are represented and identified with permanent signage. Additionally, over 500,000 non-accessioned live grasses, vines, and wildflowers have been planted within the Arboretum since 2013, along with 1,600 pounds of seeds of native plants sown in the meadow spaces.Additional Information:Getting there: We will meet outside Inman Perk Coffee: 240 North Highland Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30307 There are many options for paid street parking as well as paid lot parking near the start of the tour. Restrooms are located inside the coffee shop for customers. We encourage you to support Inman Perk, but please arrive in time to have your beverage or snack in hand by the time the tour starts. The tour will conclude at Ponce City Market, so you are also welcome to park in any of the paid lots there as well and walk to the tour start. https://maps.app.goo.gl/TkHJJ56q71Fn4L6Z8Terrain, Incline, and Length: We will be walking on the concrete paved Beltline Eastside Trail
VENUE
Atlanta BeltLineNEIGHBORHOODInman Park
TYPEpark
ADDRESS112 Krog Street NE
MARTAInman Park/Reynoldstown · 14 min walk
PARKINGlot, deck
PRACTICAL
TIMES7 PM
AGEall-ages
PRICEFree
