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Earth Day news feature -- Athens' Leafy Landmarks
Rinne Allen still remembers the day her grandmother took her into downtown Athens to watch a bunch of adults dedicate a grove of seedlings near the corner of Dougherty and Thomas streets. She was 9 and didn’t really understand what was going on then, but as she has grown so has her apprecia...
Tagged: landmark tree, tree preservation, tree care, athens ga
Ritzler Earns Professional Certification
Champaign, IL — John Ritzler of ATHENS, GA recently demonstrated professional competency by sucessfully completing the CERTIFIED ARBORIST examination administered through the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) and the local Chapter of the ISA. The purpose of the ISA Certification ...
Tagged: international society of arboriculture, certified arborist, tree care, arboriculture
New Urban Forestry Featured in Athens Banner-Herald
UGA grads donate time to preserve local landmarks By BLAKE AUED | blake.aued@onlineathens.com | A registry of landmark trees in Athens has grown to nearly 1,000 in four years, and a new local forestry service is looking to push the number even higher. New Urban Forestry, started last year by t...
Tagged: tree preservation, landmark trees, tree service
2009 Athens Landmark Tree Preservation
Five Landmark trees along Prince Ave. will get a boost from New Urban Forestry’s 2009 tree preservation donation. A Landmark Tree in Athens-Clarke County is 50-years-old or greater, has a 36-inch trunk diameter, or has special historic or community significance. The tree preservation candidates ...
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New Urban Forestry Sponsors Concerts on the Lawn Series
Local Athens tree service, New Urban Forestry, is proud to sponsor the Concerts on the Lawn series at Ashford Manor in Watkinsville, GA. Featuring a mix of some of your favorite past artists and a diverse line-up of new ones, we’re excited to bring you the best in local flavor from the Georgia mu...
Tagged: watkinsville, concert, summer, music, tree service