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What is the Lifespan of a Cherry Tree?

Nelson Daley and Isabel Froula
April 20, 2026

Hannah Theus, the Director of Marketing and Fulfillment for the Cherry Blossom Festival, talks about the lifespan of a cherry tree and shares some of the backstory of how so many cherry trees came to Middle Georgia.

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Newly hatched leatherback sea turtles at Estación Las Tortugas on June 2nd, 2026.
Remote Costa Rican Research Station Protects Endangered Sea Turtles
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By the Numbers: How Coca-Cola’s Georgia Roots and Data-Driven Branding Sustain Its Global Dominance
This roundabout at the corner of College Street and Oglethorpe Avenue replaced a traffic signal.
How Do You Drive Through a Roundabout?
Macon-Bibb County Code Enforcement officers use these branded vehicles to investigate code violations.
What are the Noise Regulations in Macon-Bibb County?
The MacEachern Art Center is located in downtown Macon on Second Street and is the site of regular artist installations.
Art In Progress: Inside the Installation Process
The Hay House on Washington Avenue has served as a private home to several prominent Macon families and is now operated as a museum and event space through the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation.
What is the Hay House?
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Pura Vida is a common greeting and sight to see on signs in Costa Rica. Pictured here is a Pura Vida sign at Estacion Las Tortugas on the Carribean coast.
Pura Vida
Mercer students Talia Vega, Riddhi Maheshwari, Christopher Fields and Elijah Walton shadowed at Proyecto Asis while a three-toed sloth was provided emergency care. The animal was injured in the wild and did not survive.
Mercer On Mission Costa Rica: The Experience That Changed Us
Mercer University student, Misha Patel, observes a sloth from a safe distance through a telescopic lens during a Costa Rican wildlife tour at Proyecto Asis.
Protecting Paradise: How Ethical Tourism Can Preserve Costa Rica's Future
Mercer on Mission students talk with Oscar Campos, a Proyecto Asis employee, on Tuesday June 16, 2026. The trip gave students plenty of opportunities to learn and practice speaking Spanish with employees at Proyecto Asis and their host families. Students who were already fluent in Spanish realized differences in the linguistics of the language and which led them to ask questions which allowed them to learn more about Costa Rican culture.
Mercer On Mission students embrace everyday life in Costa Rica
Pictured is a Mercer Student observing the Great Currasow residing in the animal rescue site Proyecto Asis.
Costa Ricans share their views on wildlife
One of the parrots located at Proyecto Asis.
The Birds of Proyecto Asis
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Mercer students volunteer at Proyecto Asis in June 2026.
What Volunteers Can Do At Proyecto Asis
Mercer University student Mary Beaver admires a macaw at Proyecto Asis
Why Costa Rica's Rescuers Say Leave Wildlife Alone
The capuchin monkeys pictured here are some of the primates housed at Proyecto Asis.
Wildlife at Proyecto Asìs
Proyecto Asis combines wildlife rescue and education in Costa Rica
Proyecto Asis combines wildlife rescue and education in Costa Rica
How Can You Protect Yourself From Infectious Diseases?
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