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Past Events
Old Fashioned Barn
Dance
April 5th, 2008
Pendley Creek Stables
Jasper,
Georgia
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On Saturday,
April 5th,2008 the
Mountain Conservation Trust of Georgia held an
Old-fashioned Barn Dance at Board Member Martha
Prince's Pendley Creek Stables.
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10th Annual
Membership Meeting and Barbeque
Tate Mountain
Estates
29 September 2007
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On Saturday,
September 29th,2007 the 10th Annual
Mountain Conservation Trust of Georgia Membership
Meeting and Barbeque was held at
the home of Cody and Linda Laird in Tate Mountain
Estates. (photos by Bear Woods Photography)
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1st Annual Rhythms
of the Land Concert Series
Twelve Stone Farms
24 June 2007
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On Sunday,
June 24th,2007 the 1st Annual
"Rhythms of the Land" Concert Series was held at
Twelve Stone Farms in Talking Rock, Georgia. Music
was provided by TOY TV and legendary bluesman Bill
Sheffield.
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2nd Annual Spring Celebration
21 April 2007
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Mariellen and Roger Shultz hosted the 2nd
Annual Spring Celebration at their home on Hickory
Cove Road. Over 120 people dined on a wonderful
barbecue meal catered by Low Country Barbecue.
"as they gather for the feast/they stab
it with their steely knives, but they just can't kill the beast!"
Don Henley
Hotel California |
St. Valentine's
Conservation Ball
09 February 2007
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On Friday,
February 9th,2007 the 1st Annual St.
Valentine's Conservation Ball was held at the
Pickens County Chamber of Commerce
This event was co-sponsored by Crescent Bank, the
Pickens County Progress, and Main Street Fitness. Music
was provided by the Andy David Quartet.
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Creation of the Outdoor
Classroom at Pickens County High School
21 September 2006
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of September, the Mountain Stewards continued
construction on the American Disabilities Act (ADA)
compliant accessway from the bottom of the access
trail to the outdoor classroom |
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| On the 2nd of April, Mr.
John Tatum's students began to seat the foundation posts for the tiered
seating of the outdoor classroom. |
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January, Pickens County High School representatives Lisa Duckett (Science), Gary Peters (Asst. Principal), John Tatum (Construction), Tom Tatum (Construction), Milton Turner (Science), and Ann Wall (Physical Education) look over the prospective location of an outdoor classroom with MCTGA Executive Director Robert Keller. Construction of the tiered seating areas will begin
soon. Check back for pictures of the ongoing process! If you would like to pledge support for this erstwhile endeavor to use the beautiful environs of the Long Swamp Creek area as a natural classroom, please
contact us! |
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9th Annual Membership
Meeting & Barbecue
16 September 2006
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Cody Laird hosted the 9th
Annual Membership Meeting and Barbecue at his home
in Tate Mountain Estates. Over 200 MCTGA members and
guests gathered on the lawn to listen to Georgia
Land Conservation Program manager Curt Soper discuss
Governor Perdue's new conservation plan. We hiked,
we were treated to a meal of organically raised
meats, we witnessed artisans demonstrating
traditional Appalachian crafts and skills, and we
recycled all of trash including the plates, cups and
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Conservation Speakeasy
17 August 2006
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We held our 1st Conservation Speakeasy at
the Fireside Cafe & Pub in the Foothills Shopping
center adjacent to Big Canoe. Our featured speaker,
Big Canoe Home Owners Association Mapping
Coordinator Lou Sillay, explained how MCTGA would
assist Big Canoe in an endeavor to map the location
of hemlock trees in an effort to control the
impending attack of the woolly adelgid (Adelgis
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Dedication of the Burnt
Mountain Interpretive Trail
14 August 2006
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County Commissioner Robert Jones cut the ribbon at
the dedication ceremony of the Burnt Mountain
Interpretive Trail. The trail was created by one of
our partners, the Mountain Stewards. For driving
directions to the Burnt Mountain Interpretive Trail
and a trail map, please click on the photograph to
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Mushroom Madness
06 May 2006
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Mycologists Stephen Alexander and Jeremy Bramblett
led 28 MCTGA members down into the Long Swamp Creek
Gorge for the first "Mushroom Madness".
Fifteen different species of fungi were identified,
including the Wood Ear (Auricularia
auricula)
pictured on the right.
(photo courtesy of C. Johnston) |
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Spring Celebration
22 April 2006
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Mariellen and Roger Shultz hosted the 1st
Annual Spring Celebration at their home on Hickory
Cove Road. Over 100 people enjoyed a beautiful
spring day in the North Georgia mountains where the
MCTGA Board of Directors, members and guests
welcomed new Executive Director Robert Keller to
Jasper. |
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