Sosebee Cove is a high-elevation, north-facing, cove

forest A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, and ecological function. The United Nations' ...

found in the

Chattahoochee National Forest The Chattahoochee River forms the southern half of the Alabama and Georgia border, as well as a portion of the Florida - Georgia border. It is a tributary of the Apalachicola River, a relatively short river formed by the confluence of the Chattah ...

. The trail through the cove is dedicated to

Arthur Woody Arthur Woody (April 1, 1884 - June 10, 1946) was born in Suches, Georgia. He was an American conservationist and humanitarian who saw his father kill the last deer in the North Georgia mountains in 1895, and is credited with bringing deer back to ...

, who negotiated the Cove's purchase for the

United States Forest Service The United States Forest Service (USFS) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands. The Forest Service manages of land. Major divisions of the agency inc ...

. Located near

Blairsville, Georgia Blairsville is a city and the county seat of Union County, on the northern border of Georgia, United States. It was founded near the Nottely River, which was dammed in 1942 as part of the Tennessee Valley Authority project, forming Lake Nottely. ...

in the Blue Ridge Ranger District, Sosebee Cove has a rich diversity of shade tolerant trees, shrubs, and wildflowers.

External links

Forest Service Sosebee Cove Website
{{coord missing, Georgia (U.S. state) Protected areas of Union County, Georgia Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Forests of Georgia (U.S. state)