Click the image below to link to a pdf of the January 1972 Bent Tree echo.
January 1972 echo – click image to link to pdf of the entire newsletter
January 1972 echo (Volume 2, Number 1)
Monthly Archives: July 2025
January 1971 echo (Volume 1, Number 1)
Click the image below to link to a pdf of the very first Bent Tree echo.
January 1971 echo – click image to link to pdf of the 8 page newsletter
The Community Wildfire Defense Grant
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.
Flashback to July 2012
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:
Touch of Grey
June 27, 2025 – Piebald Squirrel in Bent Tree (click image to zoom)
Afternoon Update
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 The related posts have been archived and are no longer available for public viewing.
July 1972 echo
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