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Landmark Coming Down
Feb 4, 2011
One of the oak trees that has stood sentinel at the Oconee County Courthouse for probably 50 years is coming down this weekend. The oak tree closest to Court Street will be cut down this weekend, said Marvin Poe, Oconee County operations director....
Georgia's growing presence
Dec 31, 2010
It’s not a home-field advantage, but when the Bulldogs arrive at the stadium for today’s Liberty Bowl, little pieces of Georgia will greet them outside – dozens of oak trees flanking a lawn used for tailgating. The 162 trees were...
Trees honor Dirr
Sep 1, 2010
More than 200 shade trees donated to UGA by the Select Sustainable Tree Trust—the first of up 1,000 trees the Watkinsville-based trust has pledged to UGA—are in honor of the late Susy Dirr (ABJ ’99), who died from cystic fibrosis in 2008. Dirr was...
New UGA Shade Trees Dedicated to Susy Dirr
Jul 29, 2010
210 New Trees Planted on Campus will honor 1999 Alumnus, Watkinsville Native ATHENS, Ga., July 28 – The late Susy Dirr was the daughter of one of America’s foremost tree experts, but she is remembered not for any shade she cast, but the sunshine ...
Select Trees & UGA Named 2010 ACHF Outstanding Stewardship Award
Jun 2, 2010
The Athens Clarke Heritage Foundation has named Select Trees and the University of Georgia as the the recipient of a 2010 Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation Preservation Award. The Foundation’s award program has been recognizing Athenians for excel...