Save Georgia's Hemlocks Inc.

Save Georgia's Hemlocks

Radiotelephone Communications The Chairman of Save Georgia's Hemlocks Inc. is Donna Shearer Business classifications
SIC (US 1987) : Aesthetically, these beautiful trees contribute greatly to the enjoyment of those who live, work, and play among them, as well as the many people who come to north Georgia for tourism and recreation. What would your special places in the mountains look like without hemlocks?
Environmentally, hemlocks are a keystone species and play a unique role in providing food and habitat for about 120 species of vertebrates and more than 90 species of birds, shade for native plants, cool temperatures for trout streams, and protection for watersheds and water quality. How many environmental "dominoes" might fall if the hemlocks fall?
Economically, healthy mature trees such as hemlocks can add as much as 7-10% to property values, provide the net cooling effect of 10 room-sized air conditioners running 20 hours a day, perform millions of dollars worth of water purification per mature tree along our waterways, and save billions of dollars a year by filtering CO2 and other pollutants from the air as they produce oxygen for us to breathe. Can we afford to lose these valuable trees?
Hundreds of thousands of Georgia's hemlocks have already died due to the woolly adelgid, and millions more are infested. Because of our mild climate, the hemlock's decline here in the South is progressing more rapidly than many scientists originally predicted, with infested trees dying in as few as 3 to 6 years. The next two years may be the "tipping point" in which aggressive action can still make a difference.
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