Lands, Facilities and Directions | Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources Skip to main menu Skip to spotlight region Skip to secondary region Skip to UGA region Skip to Tertiary region Skip to Quaternary region Skip to unit footer Slideshow Lands, Facilities and Directions Warnell holds and manages a variety of lands across Georgia, totaling thousands of acres. Some of these properties were gifted to the school through a donation, while others are state-owned lands. Warnell manages some properties for timber, with sales benefitting scholarships, professorships and other school resources. Other properties are used for research and teaching purposes, whether it be as demonstration forests, specific management purposes or faculty research projects. In 2018, Warnell completed an updated timber harvest schedule, which inventoried forests across all of Warnell's properties and developed a schedule to maximize income. State-owned properties are managed for a mix of income production, with about 60% of the timber scheduled for harvest. Properties managed by Warnell include: Whitehall Forest (off South Milledge Avenue in Athens): This area of approximately 840 acres includes managed timber stands, demonstration stands, research areas, labs and an event space, Flinchum's Phoenix. Hardman Forest (off U.S. 441 north of Athens) Watson Springs Forest (located on Ga. 15 in Greensboro) B.F. Grant WMA (1462 Godfrey Road, Eatonton, GA 31024): This 11,40-acre property has hunting opportunities for deer, turkey, small game, dove, and waterfowl. It is managed as a quality deer area and leased to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources for wildlife management research. In addition to managing forests and wildlife areas, Warnell also maintains properties for outreach and education. These facilities include: Mary Kahrs Warnell Forest Education Center Guyton, Georgia The Mary Kahrs Warnell Forest Education Center offers a wide variety of educational programs that incorporate activities from nationally acclaimed outdoor education programs such as Project Learning Tree, Project Wet and Project WILD. Thompson Mills Forest and Arboretum Braselton, Georgia This 337-acre property near Braselton, Georgia, is home to one of the premier collections of tree specimens in the Southeast. Directions to Warnell 180 E.  Green St., Athens, GA 30602 Directions to Flinchum's Phoenix/Whitehall Forest 650 Phoenix Rd., Athens, GA, 30602 GPS Coordinates: 33.878749,-83.351035 With prior approval, the Flinchum's Phoenix facility may be rented by outside organizations. Please email Cas Ryan for details Phone number: 706-542-2686 Oconee Forest Park Oconee Forest Park is adjacent to the UGA Intramural Fields off College Station Road. Mary Kahrs Warnell Forest Education Center 5960 GA-17, Guyton, GA 31312 Thompson Mills Forest and Arboretum 1740 New Liberty Church Rd, Braselton, GA 30517 Support Warnell We appreciate your financial support. Your gift is important to us and helps support critical opportunities for students and faculty alike, including lectures, travel support, and any number of educational events that augment the classroom experience. Learn more about giving Every dollar given has a direct impact upon our students and faculty. Get in touch Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources University of Georgia 180 E Green Street Athens, GA 30602-2152 Phone: 706-542-2686 Fax: 706-542-8356 Login for Faculty and Staff Submit a Student Complaint