Community Forest

Making the Shade

January 24, 2018

Making the Shade

On a cold January morning, parents and volunteers from Timothy Road Elementary, New Urban Forestry, and the forestry program at UGA, gathered to plant 36 trees on the campus of the elementary school.

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Champion Trees

January 9, 2018

Champion Trees

Georgia is home to 20 national champion trees, one of which has a home here in Athens. That tree is the Georgia Oak which measures 77" in trunk circumference, 59' in height, and has a 65' crown spread.

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Grant-funded Tree Project at Oconee Hill Cemetery

November 15, 2017

Grant-funded Tree Project at Oconee Hill Cemetery

Preservation of the Oconee Hill Cemetery was financed in part with Federal funds from the National Park Service, U.S. Department of Interior, through the historic Preservation Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

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Water Oaks in the Urban Landscape

November 14, 2017

Water Oaks in the Urban Landscape

Water Oaks have long been one of the most dominant tree species in Athens which is attributable to its prolific acorn production, rapid growth rate, and adaptability to poor growing conditions.

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