Promo Video 2022
Check out our new promo video for the 2022 HemlockFest at Cherokee Farms on Nov 4-6.
Annual Cleanup of Etowah and Chestatee Rivers in Lumpkin County
In addition to HemlockFest, another much-fun and satisfying activity of Lumpkin Coalition is the annual cleanup of the two beautiful rivers with headwaters in Lumpkin County – the Chestatee River and the Etowah River. Each year for 15 years Lumpkin Coalition has coordinated cleaning about 40 canoeable river miles (including the reservoir) with on-river teams, …
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Why HemlockFest Matters
Hemlock trees are incredibly important to the beauty of our North Georgia environment. Back in 2005, the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA, a tiny, non-native insect) was just starting to kill Hemlocks in Rabun County in Northeast Georgia. Seeing the devastation the insect was causing in the Carolinas and northward, we knew we had to act …
HemlockFest Attracts Like-Minded Folks Who, Together, Are Making the World a Better Place!
I stumbled across an article recently claiming that research shows correlations between an individual’s music preference and their personality traits. The concept itself may have crossed many of our minds, but it was cool to see someone drive the point home. It went on to say that these relationships exist across cultures. So, someone in …
