

“You couldn't see anywhere through here because of the trees, and now you can just see for miles on top of these hills.”
On September 26, 2024, Hurricane Helene made landfall as the strongest storm on record to strike Florida’s Big Bend and continued into Georgia as a Category 1 hurricane. The Greater Augusta Region in eastern Georgia and western South Carolina suffered unprecedented damage.
The Grow Back Project brings together the Community Foundation for the Central Savannah River Area, Georgia Power Company, Dominion Energy, the University of Georgia, Clemson University, and other regional partners to restore the tree canopy through an interactive reforestation website and community engagement efforts.


Hurricane Helene left the Central Savannah River Area with unprecedented damage:
Use the Tree Finder Tool: