“Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum) is an invasive grass that threatens native plants and natural habitats in the eastern United States. Native to Japan, China, central Asia and India. M. vimineum was originally documented in Tennessee in 1919 and is believed to have been accidentally introduced to the United States through its use as a packing…
News
Community Chipping Day
The Board is pleased to announce we have had two successful chipping days this year. Thank you so much for all that participated. We are a Fire Wise community, so please keep all areas around your home and in our common areas free of debris. Please keep common areas picked up and ready for chipping…
New Office Manager
It is with sadness that we announce the retirement of Office Manager, Becki Taylor, after almost twenty years with us. Becki will be joining her husband in South Dakota where she will begin an exciting new chapter of her life in a beautiful new place. No one can express the magnitude of the professionalism that…
Bear Sightings
Updated August 2019- – Since 2017, we have had multiple bear sightings at different times of the day and night. While wild bears are intriguing, they are wild. Unfortunately, feeding bears intentionally or accidentally can result in dangerous situations between bears and humans. When bears have access to ‘easy-to-get non-natural’ foods such as garbage, pet…
Firewise Community
River’s Edge Estates has received our Firewise Certification signs have been posted in neighborhood. Also, we have joined the Community Association Watch and will be posting signs which note our participation in this program as well. Residents please participate in Firewise and learn the importance of cleaning up deadfall in our community. Check out this…
Misc. Updates
SHERIFF’S COMMUNITY WATCH PROGRAM – We have been asked to participate with Blackberry Mountain in the Sheriff’s Community Watch Program. Major Mike Gobble, Gilmer County Sheriff’s Department is heading up this program. It will be more successful if both communities post signs at all entrances, alerting everyone that our communities participate in the Gilmer County…
Hemlock Wooly Adelgid
“Native to Asia, the hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae) is a small, aphidlike insect that threatens the health and sustainability of eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) and Carolina hemlock (Tsuga caroliniana) in the Eastern United States. Hemlock woolly adelgid was first reported in the Eastern United States in 1951 near Richmond, Virginia. By 2005, it was…