Natural Habitat Areas

If you 'clean up' sticks and small limbs from parts of your property, use it to create useful brush piles for wildlife. Loosely formed brush piles can provide nesting habitat, resting areas, concealment, and protection from predators. Brush piles that are relatively open at ground level, but tightly compacted above, can provide good protective cover against harsh weather conditions. They can also provide den sites for additional species of wildlife. Constructing brush piles

Minimizing interference from vegetation helps the power company keep the power flowing. Herbicides can be used within the power line right of way to assist this effort. Prior to 3 years ago, Amicalola used a broad spectrum herbicide in a swath 12 feet wide under the lines here in Bent Tree, 6 feet on either side of every line in Bent Tree. This killed all vegetation, the good along with the undesirable, the blackberries and club moss and mountain mint along with the small tr

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The EPA states that sediment contamination of our surface waters is the biggest threat to our nations water resources. In Bent Tree,...

Silvery Checkerspot Butterfly The little hill just to the right as you approach the back gate entrance arm is adjacent to the small area...

A 'mineral stump' is the 18- to 24-inch-high stump of a hardwood tree that resprouts. The sprouts contain 5X the nutritional value of...

The beauty of Lake Tamarack at the dam provides Bent Tree residents a glimpse of Georgia's breathtaking natural landscape. From the...

The spillway habitat provides cover for small mammals and insects for birds. Directly across Tamarack Drive from the Memorial Garden is a...

Habitat Yards is a program of Bent Tree Lake & Wildlife, sponsored by the Habitat Conservation sub-committee. It exists to encourage Bent Tree residents to focus on natural landscaping for their property so that it contributes to the overall habitat available to pollinators, birds, and other Bent Tree wildlife. Natural landscapes are beneficial in that they improve storm water retention and erosion control, and increase water quality and biodiversity. They provide food, water

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Larry and Debbie Bishop are 19 year Bent Tree residents. In recent years they have a growing interest in our natural environment. They...