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Urban forest with big trees creates hidden sanctuary

Urban forest with big trees creates hidden sanctuary
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Opinion: The lasting impact of John Ripley Forbes

John Ripley Forbes set up nature and science centers in over 30 states and 200 communities across the country. He was instrumental in the establishment of the Chattahoochee and Dunwoody ....

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The John Ripley Forbes Big Trees Forest Preserve

UpdatedWed, Mar 3, 2021 at 11:05 am ET
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Welcome to Big Trees Forest Preserve- Katherine Coppedge, Master Gardener and Big Trees Board member, to share her love of Bog Trees at March 7 Big Trees of Sandy Springs class. (Photos by Sandy Shave)
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John Ripley Forbes Big Trees Forest Preserve is a beautiful and unique 30-acre Fulton County tree, plant, and wildlife sanctuary, the legacy of John Forbes, the foremost preservationist of the great outdoors in the Southeast. The Big Trees Forest Preserve is now a part of the Old-Growth Forest Network (OGFN), a national network of protected, native, publicly accessible mature forests. Big Trees is the first forest in Fulton County to receive the designation. ....

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