Horseshoe Bend Newsletter for 7/21/25: here
Potential entry to pass from Old Horseshoe Bend Road to Barrett Parkway.
Rezoning Case Z-7 – Concluded. Board of Commissioners vote in favor of adding 24 townhomes!
Plans to build a better food forest for all!
- Georgia Model Urban Forest
- Published in 2000, it’s a bit outdated and could include more native species and fruit trees! However it is an excellent foundation to build from and everyone should read it!
- Direct link to PDF
- Do your part in planting native species!
- Here is a List of 8 great native plants for your yard!
- Please do not spray broad pesticide or herbicides! (NO MOSQUITO SPRAY!)
- You can still apply sparingly for termites, ants, hornets, etc. if you are extremely careful of drift and overspray!
- Mosquitos, especially the Floodwater Mosquito which carries Zika Virus, thrive in moist soil and detention ponds. Plant water loving plants and trees to soak up water as fast as possible!
- If you have a pond or standing water, don’t fret, beneficial insects like dragonflies will soon move in to eat the mosquito larvae and control the population.
- Make sure there are no containers on your property with standing water. Spraying does nothing if you don’t remove the source!
- Mosquito Dunks are bacteria-based mosquito killer that targets the larvae in water. Throw them in any stagnant water or create a trap with a bowl and a mosquito dunk!
- Instead of grass lawns, let the birds and squirrels plant native species and watch the variety accumulate!
