Blackberry Mountain Association

March 2024 Newsletter

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2023 Annual Report

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October 2023 Newsletter

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May 2023 Newsletter

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Merry Christmas

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2022 Annual Report

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October 2022 Newsletter

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September 2022 Newsletter

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May 2022 Newsletter

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Happy Holidays

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2021 Annual Report Newsletter

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October 2021 Newsletter

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FireWise Recognition
Rich Baker, Blackberry's FireWise coordinator, accepted a plaque from Georgia Forestry Commission's Anthony English recognizing Blackberry Mountain Association as 1 of the 5 Firewise communities in Gilmer County, 113 in Georgia and 750 nationwide.

June 2021 Newsletter

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BEAR ALERT!
Bears are present in Blackberry. Please do not leave any food out (bird feeders, deer, pet food or garbage). Bears have a very keen sense of smell, it is dangerous for the bear and for residents by luring bears away from their natural food sources and dissolving the bear’s natural fear of humans. Removing the food source to bears is a critical step in resolving bear/human conflict. It may take a few days for the bear to learn that it is no longer going to be provided with a free and easy meal; once he does he will move on to another area. There have been no recorded bear attacks on humans in Georgia, but it is important to remember that while it may be exciting to seea bear – they are wild animals.

You should never approach a bear. Keep your pets under close watch as we have also had coyotes in the area and they are known to attack small animals.

February 2021 Newsletter

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2020 Annual Report

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October 2020 Newsletter

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March 2020 Newsletter

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2019 Annual Report

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October 2019 Newsletter

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June 2019 Newsletter

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March 2019 Newsletter

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Community Watch
Building on the colonial America concept of town watch, Community Watch is simply an organized group of neighbors committed to vandalism and crime detection and prevention - NOT intervention. Communication is a key element of this program, and technology can be a useful communication tool. If interested, check out and join the Blackberry Mountain Next Door Community.

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
Treatment Program

Blackberry's Hemlocks are under attack by the invasive Woolly Adelgid. All of the hemlocks were treated in the early summer of 2012. However, you may continue to see the insects' white, cottony egg sacs for some time.
The larger trees will be re-reated in 2013 as well.
The treatment program has been funded through association dues and will be paid over a 3 year period.
The hemlocks have been treated with soil-injected imidacloprid.
Imidacloprid can take from 6 weeks to 12 months or longer to become effective depending on the size of the tree, and it might take several years to achieve complete control and show new growth, particularly in large diameter trees.
Improvement on infested hemlocks means a lessening of the infestation, very little reinfestation (new bright white egg sacs) the following spring, improved foliage color and density, and new growth on the branch tips.
Small trees take up the solution and disperse it throughout the entire tree in a matter of months, and normally show improvement between 6 and 12 months. This process takes longer for larger trees, sometimes as long as 12 -18 months. Since the lower limbs are the last part to receive the benefit of treatment, they are usually the last ones to show improvement.