In 2023, there were 11 applications from Georgia for USDA Forest Service Community Wildfire Defense Grant funds (see below for a list of who applied and for what amount). Click here to see a pdf of the public record of the application from Wildcat Community, Inc.
The Wildcat Community, a consortium which includes Bent Tree and Big Canoe along with other communities in the area, requested funds of over $4.4 million. Note – Wildcat Community did not receive the FY2023 grant.
Note – the post below is from 13 years ago (July 2, 2012). That summer, there was an exceptional drought and temperatures in Bent Tree hit over 104° several days in a row.
There will be a lot of guests in Bent Tree this week, including kids participating in Youth Week activities. During the heat wave take the following six tips, from the wildlife, on staying cool:
Every time I see this piebald squirrel in Bent Tree, with its mostly white body and its gray head, the song “Touch of Grey” starts going through my head. As the lyrics say, “We will get by, We will survive”. Enjoy the Bent Tree fireworks tonight and all the Independence Day festivities on the 4th
June 27, 2025 – Piebald Squirrel in Bent Tree (click image to zoom)
The CC&R amendment failed so the Creekside project will not move forward. It’s water under the bridge and time to move on. The related posts have been archived and are no longer available for public viewing.
The May 15th post included a July 1972 echo article about the Campground. To kick off July 2025, here’s the entire 53-year-old newsletter.
CLICK HERE to link to a pdf of the July 1972 echo.
from the July 1972 Echo newsletter
We stopped our golf cart to let a doe finish crossing the road and, just as we were about to start up again, this fawn appeared, running across to catch up with the doe. It froze right in front of our cart and for a second it looked like it was going to jump right in with us. Then, it turned and high-tailed it out of there.
June 21, 2025 – Fawn in Bent Tree (click image to zoom)
June 16, 2025 – Fawn and Doe on Hole 1, Bent Tree Golf Course (click image to zoom)
June 11, 2025 – Hawk on Hole 1, Bent Tree Golf Course (click image to zoom)
… even Bent Tree Bears do it ♪
May 31, 2025 – Black Bears in Bent Tree
This video is from last summer. You can see the yellow jackets attacking the cub but the cub’s thick fur keeps it from getting stung. The cub eventually dug up the nest and ate it.
