New grant aims to mitigate hurricane risk to pecan orchards
![An aerial view of rows and rows of damaged pecan and toppled pecan trees](https://lab.jonesctr.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/pecan-ortho-1024x569.jpg)
In a new grant funded by the Natural Resources Conservation service, the Landscape Ecology lab will collaborate with UGA pecan expert Dr. Lenny Wells to address concerns of pecan growers state-wide. Following widespread hurricane damage in the region, this project aims to understand the major drivers of hurricane damage, and make recommendations for hurricane preparedness.