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HemlockFest raises money, awareness for parasite killing trees
Fest continues through today
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BJ Wilbanks, left, and Carly Gibson, center, perform on stage Saturday during the eighth annual HemlockFest in Dahlonega. The annual festival raises money to help fight the woolly adelgid parasite that is killing Georgia’s hemlock trees.
DAHLONEGA — An autumn tradition in Lumpkin County, the annual HemlockFest brings together artists and music lovers to raise awareness about the woolly adelgid, a parasite that kills hemlock trees. “We have two main objectives. One is raising awareness of the issue and keeping that alive.