Rock Eagle

L-R: Silviculturist Deyonte Johnson, Putnam County landowner Lynne Woods and Forest Health Protection Entomologist Paul Merten speak with Forester Luke Wilson in the Oconee Ranger District pine forest near Rock Eagle. IAN TOCHER/Staff

L-R: Silviculturist Deyonte Johnson, Putnam County landowner Lynne Woods and Forest Health Protection Entomologist Paul Merten speak with Forester Luke Wilson in the Oconee Ranger District pine forest near Rock Eagle. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Oconee Ranger District hosts annual forestry meeting

Ian Tocher
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
More than two dozen members of local, regional, and state Forest Service personnel gathered at Oconee Ranger District facilities near Rock Eagle on Jan. 25, for an annual meeting about the Oconee Forest Health and Wildlife Habitat Improvement Project (OFHWHIP).
Carol and Bob Shulstad make monthly visits to help keep the Rock Hawk facility clean and tidy, but admit they need more volunteer help to keep it going. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Carol and Bob Shulstad make monthly visits to help keep the Rock Hawk facility clean and tidy, but admit they need more volunteer help to keep it going. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Putnam A to Z: R is for Rock Hawk

Ian Tocher
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Editor’s note: The symmetry of 52 weeks in a year and 26 letters in our alphabet inspired us here at The Eatonton Messenger to embark on an alphabetical journey of Putnam County every other week this year, looking at something – or someone – unique, significant, unusual, or just plain interesting.
The famous Rock Eagle of Putnam County is free to view from an observation platform at the park alongside State Highway 441, near Putnam County High School. CONTRIBUTED

The famous Rock Eagle of Putnam County is free to view from an observation platform at the park alongside State Highway 441, near Putnam County High School. CONTRIBUTED

PUTNAM A to Z: Q is for Quartzite

Ian Tocher
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
A to Z Editor’s note: The symmetry of 52 weeks in a year and 26 letters in our alphabet inspired us here at The Eatonton Messenger to embark on an alphabetical journey of Putnam County every other week this year, looking at something – or someone – unique, significant, unusual, or just plain...
Oconee National Forest archeologist Andrew Wells is stationed at the Oconee Ranger Station near Rock Eagle. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Oconee National Forest archeologist Andrew Wells is stationed at the Oconee Ranger Station near Rock Eagle. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Putnam A to Z: F is for Forest

Ian Tocher
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Editor’s note: The symmetry of 52 weeks in a year and 26 letters in our alphabet inspired us here at The Eatonton Messenger to embark on an alphabetical journey of Putnam County every other week this year, looking at something – or someone – unique, significant, unusual, or just plain interesting.
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