Hightower Forest is a

state forest A state forest or national forest is a forest that is administered or protected by a sovereign state, sovereign or federated state, or territory (country subdivision), territory. Background State forests are forests that are Administration (gov ...

Dawson County, Georgia Dawson County is a county in the Northeast region of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,798 up from 22,330 in 2010.US 2020 Census Bureau report, Dawson County, Georgia The county seat is Dawsonville. Daw ...

. The forest is 142 acres and is managed by the

Georgia Forestry Commission This is a list of Georgia state forests. In the state of Georgia, all state forests are managed by the Georgia Forestry Commission. All state forests are operated under a multiple-use Forest Stewardship management plan. This takes into account t ...

. Currently, the Hightower Forest provides education services for teaching student groups of all ages to learn about the importance of forests and forestry. The

Etowah River The Etowah River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 27, 2011 waterway that rises northwest of Dahlonega, Georgia, Dahlonega, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, ...

runs through the forest and the forest is also the location of the Georgia Forestry Commission's Dawson County Fire Control unit.

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Georgia (U.S. state) state forests {{Forestry-stub

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