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News Articles: tree canopy

Canopy gain and loss: Bloomingdale Credit: USDA NAIP and Tony Giarrusso

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  • Environment

Research: Coastal Georgia is losing tree canopy

A Savannah nonprofit aims to plant trees where they’re most needed in Chatham County.

December 30, 2024
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By:
  • Mary Landers
Since its inception in 2000, Trees Columbus’ goal has been to protect and restore Columbus’ tree canopy, which has declined over time. Kala Hunter/Ledger-Enquirer

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  • Environment

Columbus nonprofit gets $900K to plant 500 trees in city’s under-served parks

Since its inception in 2000, Trees Columbus’ goal has been to protect and restore Columbus’ tree canopy, which has declined over time. But with little resources and funding, the nonprofit hasn’t been able to make the desired sizable shifts in the urban forest.

September 09, 2024
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By:
  • Kala Hunter
The park formerly named Calhoun Square, located at Abercorn and East Wayne Streets in downtown Savannah, as seen Sunday after councilmembers voted to remove Calhoun's name from it.

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  • News

Grants will grow tree canopy in Savannah, St. Marys

Savannah Tree Foundation plans to use  a $1 million grant to plant 1,600 trees in neighborhoods that need them most.

January 11, 2024
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By:
  • Mary Landers and
  • The Current
Trees being removed near Frederica Road

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  • Environment

Tree fight stops road project on St. Simons

A judge on Friday granted a stop work order on a road project on St. Simons Island near Fort Frederica.

October 04, 2021
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  • Mary Landers
Sign on tree in Savannah

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  • Environment

A Trail Revived, Its Trees Survive

“Please don’t cut down this tree. How long do you think it took this tree to get this big and beautiful?… I love this old tree. Please don’t kill it. Leave it be. Thank you.” 

September 28, 2021
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  • Mary Landers
Kathryn Kolb with Eco Addendum describes some of the plants in Lionel Beecher Hills Park.

Inside The Fight To Keep Atlanta A 'City In The Forest'

Atlanta’s nicknames cover a variety of unique things about the city, like Empire of the South, the Black Mecca, more notably in music, A-Town. But there...

April 18, 2019
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By:
  • Ross Terrell
Apprentice arborist Robert Hartwell (L), Savannah Sustainability Director Nick Deffley and apprentice Jason Smith

Project Transforms City Lot into Tree Farm Training Ground

Savannah is the greenest city in Georgia this weekend as thousands celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. The state’s first capitol city is going green in another...

March 15, 2019
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By:
  • Cindy Hill
Live oak trees captured in Vacherie, Louisiana, in 2008.

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  • Environment

Roots Of Georgia's State Tree: The Southern Live Oak

Daylight saving time is behind us, and spring is just around the corner. To celebrate, "On Second Thought" is reflecting on a Southern icon: The Quercus...

March 12, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • La'Raven Taylor
"City in a forest" is one of Atlanta's lesser known nicknames, but with more tree canopy than most U.S. cities, it is a fitting one.

Atlanta, The 'City In A Forest,' Is Losing Its Trees

Atlanta is known as the “ city in a forest ." More than 1/3 of the city is covered in trees, standing well above most American cities . But as Atlanta...

May 22, 2018
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By:
  • Summer Evans and
  • Adam Ragusea

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