{"id":1564,"date":"2026-01-14T15:50:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T20:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/camdenanr\/?p=1564"},"modified":"2026-04-08T16:36:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T20:36:49","slug":"january-2025-anr-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/camdenanr\/2026\/01\/january-2025-anr-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"January 2026 &#8211; ANR Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"231\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/camdenanr\/files\/2023\/04\/image.png\" alt=\"UGA Extension logo and image of leaves with citrus greening\" class=\"wp-image-879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/camdenanr\/files\/2023\/04\/image.png 1024w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/camdenanr\/files\/2023\/04\/image-300x68.png 300w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/camdenanr\/files\/2023\/04\/image-768x173.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uga-caes-caes-toc\"><h2>Table of Contents<\/h2><ul class=\"\"><li><a href=\"#armadillos-friend-or-foe\" data-smooth-scroll=\"true\">Creating a Balanced Landscape: The Partnership Between Trees and Lawns &#8211; UGA Extension Publication<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#agriculture-of-thanksgiving\" data-smooth-scroll=\"true\">Historic Crop: Indigo<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Native-Plants-for-GA-Part-1\" data-smooth-scroll=\"true\">Native Plants for Georgia Part I &#8211; Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines &#8211; UGA CAES Field Report<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Controlling-Poison-Ivy\" data-smooth-scroll=\"true\">Controlling Poison Ivy in the Landscape &#8211; UGA CAES Field Report Publication<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Conservagtion-on-Private-Lands\" data-smooth-scroll=\"true\">Conservation on Private Lands &#8211; GA DNR Program (Open Habitat Initiative)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Extension-Holiday-Office-Hours\" data-smooth-scroll=\"true\">Invasive Species: Trifoliate Orange (Citrus trifoliata)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"armadillos-friend-or-foe\"><strong>Creating a Balanced Landscape: The Partnership Between Trees and Lawns &#8211; UGA Extension Publication<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>UGA Extension contacts: Tiana Deeb, Bodie V. Pennisi, Jason Gordon, and Clint Waltz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:42% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/camdenanr\/files\/2026\/01\/creating-a-balanced-landscape-pic.jpeg\" alt=\"lush landscape with various tree sizes and species along a walking path and grassy areas\" class=\"wp-image-1566 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/camdenanr\/files\/2026\/01\/creating-a-balanced-landscape-pic.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/camdenanr\/files\/2026\/01\/creating-a-balanced-landscape-pic-300x137.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/camdenanr\/files\/2026\/01\/creating-a-balanced-landscape-pic-768x352.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Trees have many benefits in the landscape. Healthy, established trees alleviate the urban heat island effect, which is the phenomenon of increased temperatures in urban areas due to pavement and structures reflecting and emitting more heat.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo credit:copied from UGA publication<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you have just acquired a new property or you have been maintaining one for a while, you have paid at least passing attention to the trees in your landscape. From iconic pines, colorful maples, elegant poplars, to stately oaks, trees are an inseparable and meaningful part of our landscapes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/fieldreport.caes.uga.edu\/publications\/B1590\/the-partnership-between-trees-and-lawns\/\">Continue Reading &#8216;Creating a Balanced Landscape&#8217;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"agriculture-of-thanksgiving\"><strong>Historic Crop: Indigo<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Written by: MC Halbrook, Glynn &amp; McIntosh Co ANR Agent<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:30% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/camdenanr\/files\/2026\/01\/Indigo-dye.jpg\" alt=\"people wearing gloves as they dye fabric in a pot\" class=\"wp-image-1576 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/camdenanr\/files\/2026\/01\/Indigo-dye.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/camdenanr\/files\/2026\/01\/Indigo-dye-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Indigo has been used for centuries to dye textiles. Records of use in Peru date back to 4,000BCE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo Credit: copied from article<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/gmanr\/2025\/12\/historic-crop-indigo\/\">Read Article &#8216;Historic Crop: Indigo&#8217;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Native-Plants-for-GA-Part-1\"><strong>Native Plants for Georgia Part I &#8211; Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines &#8211; UGA CAES Field Report<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"261\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/camdenanr\/files\/2026\/01\/Native-Plants-for-Georgia-Part-image.jpg\" alt=\"colorful garden showcasing large trees with moss, white flowering tree, and pink flowering azalea bushes\" class=\"wp-image-1567 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/camdenanr\/files\/2026\/01\/Native-Plants-for-Georgia-Part-image.jpg 500w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/camdenanr\/files\/2026\/01\/Native-Plants-for-Georgia-Part-image-300x157.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><em><strong>Our native landscape is the inspiration for this guide to native plants for Georgia gardens.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo credit: copied from UGA Extension Publication<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many definitions for native plants. Several references say native plants are those that grow naturally in a particular region without direct or indirect human intervention. Other references place a historical timeline on native plants, saying they are plants that were present in a particular area prior to European settlement of that area. Others say they are plants that have inhabited a particular region for thousands of years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/fieldreport.caes.uga.edu\/publications\/B987\/native-plants-for-georgia-part-i-trees-shrubs-and-woody-vines\/\">Continue Reading &#8216;Native Plants for Georgia Part I&#8217;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Controlling-Poison-Ivy\"><strong>Controlling Poison Ivy in the Landscape &#8211; UGA CAES Field Report Publication<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:36% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"752\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/camdenanr\/files\/2026\/01\/poison-Ivy.jpg\" alt=\"close up of poison ivy stem with 3 leaflets\" class=\"wp-image-1568 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/camdenanr\/files\/2026\/01\/poison-Ivy.jpg 752w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/camdenanr\/files\/2026\/01\/poison-Ivy-251x300.jpg 251w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Poison ivy (toxicodendron radicans) leaf with three leaflets<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo credit: copied from publication<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Poison ivy is a woody perennial that belongs to the Cashew (<em>Anacardiaceae<\/em>) family. It may grow as a small shrub or as a high-climbing vine with aerial rootlets on trees, fence rows, and buildings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/fieldreport.caes.uga.edu\/publications\/C867-10\/controlling-poison-ivy-in-the-landscape\/\">Keep Reading &#8216;Controlling  Poison Ivy in the Landscape&#8217;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Conservagtion-on-Private-Lands\"><strong>Conservation on Private Lands &#8211; GA DNR Program (Open Habitat Initiative)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:33% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/camdenanr\/files\/2026\/01\/GADNR-Open-Habitat-Initiative-Flyer-FINAL-print-version_Page1-791x1024.jpg\" alt=\"page one of Conservation On Private Lands flyer with program information.  Program information is also found on the 'learn more about the conservation on private land program' link\" class=\"wp-image-1569 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/camdenanr\/files\/2026\/01\/GADNR-Open-Habitat-Initiative-Flyer-FINAL-print-version_Page1-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/camdenanr\/files\/2026\/01\/GADNR-Open-Habitat-Initiative-Flyer-FINAL-print-version_Page1-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/camdenanr\/files\/2026\/01\/GADNR-Open-Habitat-Initiative-Flyer-FINAL-print-version_Page1-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/camdenanr\/files\/2026\/01\/GADNR-Open-Habitat-Initiative-Flyer-FINAL-print-version_Page1.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>The Open Habitat Initiative (OHI) is a new conservation program that provides incentive payments to qualifying landowners\/tenants who install conservation practices that open and improve wildlife habitat on their property.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/georgiawildlife.com\/open-habitat-initiative-rcpp\">Learn More About the Conservation on Private Land Program<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Extension-Holiday-Office-Hours\"><strong>Invasive Species:<\/strong> <strong>Trifoliate Orange (Citrus trifoliata)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:30% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"747\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/camdenanr\/files\/2026\/01\/trifoliate-orange-747x1024.jpg\" alt=\"tifoliate orange tree branch highlighting thorns and orange fruit\" class=\"wp-image-1565 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/camdenanr\/files\/2026\/01\/trifoliate-orange-747x1024.jpg 747w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/camdenanr\/files\/2026\/01\/trifoliate-orange-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/camdenanr\/files\/2026\/01\/trifoliate-orange-768x1053.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/camdenanr\/files\/2026\/01\/trifoliate-orange-1120x1536.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/camdenanr\/files\/2026\/01\/trifoliate-orange.jpg 1167w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 747px) 100vw, 747px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Invasive deciduous shrub or small tree, grows up to 25 ft tall and has long thorns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Leaves<\/strong> are compound with three leaflets, alternate, dark green, ellptical to teardrop (obovate)shape, and 1-2.5 inches long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Flowers<\/strong> in spring; showy, white with fine petals, and occurring in clusters<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fruit<\/strong> is hairy, green turning orange, round, and up to 1.5 inched wide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note: often used as root stock for sweet orange cultivars and sprouts may shoot up below graft point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo Credit: copied from UGA Center for Invasive Species Extension Newsletter<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eddmaps.org\/species\/subject.cfm?sub=20019\">Learn more abut the Tifoliate Orange<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (working cooperatively with Fort Valley State University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the counties of Georgia) offers its educational programs, assistance, and materials to all people without regard to age, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or veteran status, and is an Equal Opportunity Institution.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Creating a Balanced Landscape: The Partnership Between Trees and Lawns &#8211; UGA Extension Publication UGA Extension contacts: Tiana Deeb, Bodie V. 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