Hightower Educational Forest Directions
The Forest is open for programs:
Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Closed on state holidays
To schedule a program contact the Hightower office.
706.216.6073
hightower@gfc.state.ga.us |
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Outreach Programs
Hightower Educational Forest is located in a beautiful forested mountain setting in the North Georgia
mountains of Dawson County. Originally a nursery and seed orchard, the education service has been available since 1994 for teaching student groups of all ages to learn about the importance of forests and forestry. Classes are taught by instructors knowledgeable about forest resources as well as forest management and are designed to help sttudents understand that forest are complex ecosystems that can be managed for many uses. The site is also the location of the Georgia Forestry Commission's Dawson County Fire Control unit.
The forest offers a "talking tree trail" through a mountain hardwood forest, a forest diorama exhibit, a pond and the Etowah River for water studies, a soil profile site, picnic tables, and restroom facilities.
