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Elachee offers treetop lessons in loving nature
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Earl Adamson, 6, and Ava Collins, 10, lead the pack during the kids fun run Saturday during the North Georgia Tree Festival at Elachee Nature Science Center in Gainesville. The fun run had several obstacles throughout the course that kids had to negotiate. - photo by Erin O. Smith
Surely the Lorax would have been proud to see the Elachee Nature Center on Saturday, and how its trees were carefully climbed, lovingly observed and well spoken for. Elachee Nature Center held its inaugural North Georgia Tree Festival, a celebration of the season and the silent leafy giants that populate our forests. Visitors roamed Chicopee Woods to learn about tree species, participated in a tree sale and fun run through the woods, and climbed high into the treetops with the help of professional climbers.