At least once each year, members of the Audubon Society in northwest Georgia visit a protected forested site to conduct a bird count. Over the years, they have seen more than 170 species there.A large population of hawks, wild turkeys, coyotes, ducks, deer and other wildlife also call the site home. The big draw is the forested habitat of the 9,800-acre land application system (LAS) maintained by Dalton Utilities.Developed in 1984, the LAS is forested with loblolly and longleaf pine, black oak, ash, box elder, eastern swamp cottonwood, American elm, sweetgum and many other trees, along with shrubs and grasses
