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Festival gathers nature lovers to raise money, focus on endangered hemlocks
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Arrie Bozeman of The Ain’t Sisters sings Saturday afternoon during day two of the annual HemlockFest in Dahlonega. The three-day festival, which is meant to increases public awareness of Eastern and Carolina hemlock tree problems, continues today when gates open at 9 a.m.
North Georgia is known for the natural beauty of its towering forests of pine, oak, maple and hemlock. And when those forests are threatened, Georgians from all over gladly come to their aid. Over the last 12 years, the annual HemlockFest in Murrayville has been at the forefront of conservation efforts for two of the Northeast’s most threatened species, the Eastern and Carolina hemlocks.