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Cogongrass: Identifying one of the Most Invasive Plant Species
Cogongrass is one of the most invasive plants in Georgia. Follow along with Lynne Womack, our Forest Health Coordinator, and Mark McClure, our Forest Health Specialist, as they discuss the characteristics, common look-a-likes, and location of Cogongrass.
Don’t Move Firewood
Georgia Forestry Commission Forest Health experts say moving firewood has been linked to the spread of destructive, non-native insects and diseases to forest ecosystems. While these pests can’t move far on their own, they can travel hundreds of miles when people move firewood, logs, chips, and mulch. Forest pests can kill our native trees and be very expensive, if not impossible, to control.
Autumn Leaves Flyer
Shorter days and cooler nights start a precise clockwork of physical and chemical interactions within leaf cells bringing forests ablaze with color as they prepare for winter dormancy. In response to certain environmental stimuli, leaf pigments begin to reveal themselves in the leaves of Georgia’s deciduous trees. The amount of pigments in trees depends on the tree species, soil composition, and other environmental components.
NTG Fall Color Supplement
These are generally considered the fall colors during peak season. Habitat, weather, genetics, and other components can give variations to the general. Nature determines fall color, not exact science.
Native Trees of Georgia
Georgia’s forests are home to approximately 250 species of trees. Native Trees of Georgia describes 92 of them.
Fall Color
Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest in Georgia
Brasstown Bald Webcams
Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest in Georgia
Leaf Coloring Pages
US Forest Service
The Science of Color in Autumn Leaves
US National Arboretum