Setting the Pace: Building Momentum for the Hi-Lo Trail
Last month, community leaders, public health professionals and University of Georgia partners gathered in Sandersville, Georgia for a Capacity Building Workshop focused on advancing the vision of the Hi-Lo Trail: a proposed multi-use corridor connecting Athens to Savannah. Spanning eight counties– Greene, Hancock, Washington, Johnson, Emanuel, Bulloch, Effingham and Chatham– the Hi-Lo Trail is more […]
Convocation Speaker Spotlight: Holly Wiedemann, BLA ’78
CED Convocation Speaker and BLA alumna Holly Wiedemann pours planning, preservation and passion into a career developing affordable housing. Growing up on a Kentucky farm, Holly Wiedemann, BLA ‘78, always felt a connection to the disciplines that would define her career. “I’ve always had a connection to the land,” said Wiedemann. “At a young age my grandmother felt it was important to introduce me to the notion of landscape architecture. She was really […]
72 Hours in Thomaston, Georgia
From Feb. 7 to 9, Master of Landscape Architecture and Master of Historic Preservation students at the College of Environment and Design teamed up to help the City of Thomaston redevelop, revitalize and reinvest in a historically underserved area. On Feb.7, 2026, the Stone Well Worship Center in Thomaston, Georgia opened its doors to something slightly unusual for a typical Saturday: 10 graduate students from the University of Georgia, laden […]