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Welcome to the Lumpkin Coalition Organization

The Lumpkin Coalition is a 100% volunteer non-profit 501(c)3 charitable organization formed to facilitate projects that benefit North Georgia, Lumpkin County, its residents and visitors.  We are dedicated to preserving quality of life for all those who share it.  To this end, we support the preservation of a clean and healthy environment, responsible living, and responsible growth.

Saving Georgia's Hemlock tree's is currently a main focus of the Lumpkin Coalition.  Our goals for the Hemlock project are:

  • Raise public awareness of the Hemlock problem and promote action;
  • Continue to support the efforts of all three labs in Georgia that raise predatory beetles to combat the Hemlock woolly adelgid on public lands; and
  • Assist private landowners and public agencies in managing the health of their Hemlock trees.

Happy 2012! We are undergoing site wide routine maintenance right now. Thank you for your patience while we 'clean house' and excuse the mess! 

Next meeting pending @-Shenanigan's Irish Pub, [706-482-0114]
87 North Chestatee Street ~ Dahlonega ~ Georgia

 The HemlocksPoster

The Lumpkin Coalition has been focused on the plight of the Eastern hemlock tree since 2005.

If you've ever hiked through the dense forests of North Georgia, you're familiar with Eastern hemlocks (Tsugae canadensis).. They are large, graceful trees who's gently drooping branches provide dense shade. Their delicate needle-like leaves appear shiny dark green above and silvery beneath, and their tiny cones belie their majestic size.

Besides imparting their inherent beauty, our hemlocks also contribute to the health of the entire ecosystem. Eastern hemlocks are slow-growing and long-lived; they  may live more than 500 years and grow 175 feet tall. They are a vital species to the sustainability of forests, waterways and even residential settings. Eastern hemlocks are more shade-tolerant than any other tree, and can grow in moist, acidic, high-elevation areas where other trees cannot survive. They play a special role in providing cover, buffering the temperature of nearby streams whose sensitive aquatic residents require cold water year round. The hemlocks provide shelter and habitat for many wildlife and bird species. The roots of these mighty trees hold soil in place and prevent land erosion.

But our hemlocks are dying. The non-native hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) parasite is killing the hemlock trees of North Georgia at an alarming rate. The USDA Forest Service estimates that HWA has already killed millions of hemlocks across their native range, and it continues its devastating march throughout North Georiga.

What can you do to help save our native forests and preserve our quality of life? Browse around our site and find out!

 Click on the HemlockFest 2012 Poster Above To Go to Our Automated Volunteer Page!

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