On May 22 the Old-Growth Forest Network grew by another forest! 

The Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve was selected by the Old-Growth Forest Network to be the Hall County, Georgia representative. This was the first Georgia forest to be awarded this recognition. The Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve is a 1,400-acre woodland with walking paths, hiking trails, creeks, hills and a lake. The forest was originally protected to keep the water supply of Chicopee Village, a nearby mill town, clean. This allowed the forest to mature over time. 

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In October 2013,  the Old-Growth Forest Network initiated a new program to acknowledge the crusaders who work toward saving and protecting our precious woodlands.   Since then the award has been presented three times. Pictured to the left is Margaret Rasmussen of Hall County, Georgia receiving the Forest Advocate Award from Joan Maloof on May 22, 2014. Click here  to learn more.

We are delighted to announce the winner of the 2014

Mary Byrd Davis Nature Writing Residency:

Joan Maloof of Quantico, Maryland!

You have read Joan's first two books ... and you have been looking forward to more!  Read about the Mary Byrd Davis Nature Writing Residency and what Joan is planning to write.  As a nature writer, Joan was selected to spend a month at Bordeneuve, a rustic, woodland retreat for artists, musicians and writers secluded in the foothills of the French Pyrenees.   Click here to learn more about what Joan has to say about Mary Byrd Davis, old-growth forests, and what she hopes to accomplish.