University of Georgia Mountain Research and Education Center

02/25/2026

On March 5th, 2026, UGA’s Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent Josh Fuder will give a seminar on Blueberry plants and care. He comes from Cherokee County and has his own personal farm where he grows apples and blueberries. He will cover all aspects of growing blueberries which will include variety selection, soil improvements, disease management, pruning, and insect management. The program will start at 1 PM from the Georgia Mountain REC auditorium and will transition to the stations own blueberry planting where participants can learn pruning techniques firsthand. There are no costs and no registration, but access to the auditorium segment will be capped at 75 in attendance. Georgia Mountain REC is three miles south of Blairsville on Hwy 129/19. Learn more about events at GMREC on our website at gamountain.caes.uga.edu.

02/24/2026

There is a lot of interest in the news regarding wildfires. Managing the fuel on the forest floor is one way to prevent catastrophic damage, but fire can also be used to manage invasive plants. Prescribed or control burn season is fast approaching and knowing why and how to proceed with a control burn is incredibly important.
A Learn & Burn Workshop will be held at the Georgia Mountain REC “Experiment Station” on March 14, 2026. Attendees will learn about the reasons why we burn, safety, objectives, planning, liability, smoke management, the right burn weather, becoming a certified burner, and participate in a control burn on-site. You’ll meet our professionals from the Georgia Forestry, US Forestry, and more who will be readily available to answer your questions. No experience necessary. This program is for beginners and pros, and includes lunch!
Participants should register by going to gamountain.caes.uga.edu/ and visiting our Seminar page or message Kim McCollum at [email protected]. There is a $10 registration fee.
Georgia Mountain REC is located 3 miles south of Blairsville on Hwy 129/19 just passed Town Creek School Rd. Follow campus signage to the main office auditorium.

11/24/2025

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08/22/2025

Today the GMREC Counted! Glad to support and be a part of the Great Southeast Pollinator Census. You can do it to, just go to gsepc.org to learn how.

08/22/2025

The entire GMREC team counted pollinators aspart of The Great Southeast Pollinator Census.

08/18/2025

07/09/2025

Correction! There will be Live snakes that you can interact with :) This Friday at 10am in the GMREC auditorium. This seminar came about after one of our volunteers pet was bitten. She saw the need to become more informed about the "good" and "bad" snakes that live here in our beautiful mountains. Free seminar, not free snakes 😀

07/08/2025

Free Snakes! Not really, but you can learn more about them this Friday at our seminar. It starts at 10am in our auditorium with guest DNR speaker Kathy Church. The program is free and there will be NO live snakes!

07/07/2025

Snakes Alive! This Friday(7/11) at 10am, we are hosting an informative session on local area snakes. Georgia DNR will be sharing information on identification and what you should do when you see one. Come join us and stay longer to see the beautiful Ethno-Botanical Gardens on campus. You'll see native plants to North GA that the deer are not eating :)