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The 2008 issue of SHADE, "Connect...and Collaborate" focuses on teamwork, collaborating for smart tree management, and planning for future generations. Articles include "A Tale of Three Green Cities," which spotlights Rome, Georgia; Albuquerque, New Mexico; and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Other features include "10 Tips on Talking with Legislators," "The People Factor," "How to Recruit and Keep Volunteers," and "Revitalizing City Forests," with discussions with leaders from Rome, Georgia and Dalton, Georgia. GUFC's "Create Your Legacy" message is also highlighted.

The 2007 edition of SHADE focused on helping communities in "Weathering the Storms" of the urban forest. These storms include natural, growth, political, and financial storms, and featured SHADE articles focus on managing these challenges. Articles convey how planning mitigates damages with natural storms, how effective ordinances help to avoid political storms, how Georgia is endeavoring to stay green through growth storms, and how creative thinking gets organizations through financial storms. "After the Storm" features insights from four elected officials from Brunswick, Valdosta, Glynn County, and St. Marys.

In 2006, the GUFC published an edition of SHADE magazine featuring how "Trees Make Dollars and Sense" in Georgia’s communities. This custom magazine features welcome letters from Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin and Director of the Georgia Forestry Commission, Ken Stewart. Useful facts and articles such as "Planting a Strong Economy," "Investments in Trees Build Business" and "The Restorative Power of Parks" promote trees as a vital part of community development. The Mayors of Alpharetta, Rome, Dalton and Trenton, Georgia highlight urban forestry successes in "The Green Road to Prosperous Communities."

The 2005 edition of SHADE, "Healthy Trees, Healthy Cities, Healthy People" features key facts in "Seeking a Formula for Good Health." The article "Business Goes for the Green" highlights Atlanta’s award winning development Glenwood Park, American Honda Motor Company’s Environmental Learning Center and the United Parcel Service’s corporate headquarters. "A Canopy for Good Health" highlights the role of trees in improving human health from purifying water and providing nature’s sunscreen to encouraging physical activity. The healing power of trees is highlighted in "Trees Touch Society," and triumphs and travails are discussed by Georgia’s Mayors from Roswell, Nashville, Columbus, Helen, DeKalb County, Savannah and Athens-Clarke County in "Seeing the Forest For the Trees."

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