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Governor Perdue Launches Seventh Annual National Agriculture Awareness Week in Georgia3/16/10 Today Governor Sonny Perdue and the Governor's Agriculture Advisory Commission launched the seventh annual National Agriculture Awareness Week in Georgia to recognize the contributions of agriculture and agribusiness to our state. A celebration held today at the Georgia Freight Depot featured approximately 60 agriculture commodities and organizations from throughout Georgia displaying food products and related information... More GFC: Sometimes Forest Fires are Good2/10/10 When people hear the words “forest fire,” they likely become alarmed. But fire in the forest is not always a bad thing, and the Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) and Governor Sonny Perdue want that message to resonate with Georgians... More Volunteer to Improve Trails at Line Creek Nature Area Feb 132/7/10 Join your friends and neighbors on Saturday February 13th to help improve the trails at Line Creek Nature Area, a popular nature preserve in Fayette County. Southern Conservation Trust is hosting a Volunteer Work Day at Line Creek Nature Center in Peachtree City, off Highway 54 at the Coweta... More Georgia Landowners Names National Tree Farmers of the Year11/5/09 Georgia forest landowners Earl and Wanda Barrs have received the prestigious national “Tree Farmer of the Year” award for 2009. At a ceremony in Washington, D.C. last night, the Barrs accepted the honor for sustainable forestry practices on “Gully Branch,” their 1500 acre property near Cochran... More University of West Georgia Gets Stimulus Funding For Energy-Conservation Measures9/27/09 The University of West Georgia has received nearly $500,000 in federal stimulus funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to fund several energy-conservation measures in buildings on campus... More Georgia Burn Ban Ends Sept 309/8/09 Georgia’s annual air quality ban on outdoor burning, mostly in the northern half of Georgia, will end at midnight on September 30, 2009. The annual restrictions have been in place since May 1st in 54 counties statewide. Burn permits can be obtained from the Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) beginning October 1st... More When a Bad Plant Goes Good8/29/09 Kudzu, the invasive southeastern plant that is the object of intense research on how best to kill it, may actually contain a substance that could help some 50 million people in the United States suffering from metabolic syndrome... More The
Atlanta Jazz Festival Receives the Coveted 2009 Greener Festival
Awards
8/5/09 The City of Atlanta is delighted to announce that the Atlanta Jazz Festival is a winner of the 2009 Greener Festival Award. The Greener Award is based on a 56 point checklist which covers green office policies, energy use and carbon reduction, travel and transportation, support for green initiatives, waste... More Georgia Aquaculture Farmers May Apply for Disaster Relief Funds to Recoup ‘08 Feed Cost7/23/09 Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin alerts Georgia aquaculture farmers that they may be eligible to receive disaster relief funds to partially off-set escalating feed costs associated with the 2008 calendar year... More UGA Field Day Aug. 19 at Midville, Ga., Farm7/23/09 To showcase research and its importance to the agricultural industry in its region, the University of Georgia Southeast Research and Education Center in Midville, Ga., will have a field day Aug. 19... More EPA Invites Public to Vote in the Rachel
Carson Sense of Wonder Contest
7/22/09 The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency invites the public to vote for their favorite
submissions in the third annual Rachel Carson Sense of Wonder
Intergenerational Poetry, Essay, Dance and Photography Contest.
A panel of judges has selected the finalists in five categories:
photography, essay, poetry, dance and mixed media (photography
and a poem or essay). |
Georgia State Capitol Celebrates 100 Years of Scouting2/12/10 State lawmakers welcomed Boy Scout troops from across Georgia Thursday to celebrate 100 years of scouting during Boy Scouts of America Day at the Georgia State Capitol. Representatives of the Department of Natural Resources were also on hand to announce the “Scouting for State Parks”... More 2010 Georgia Centennial Farm Deadline April 30, 20102/7/10 The Georgia Centennial Farm Program was created to draw attention to historic farms and to encourage their preservation. Nominees must be a working farm with a minimum of 10 acres actively involved in agricultural production or generate at least $1,000 in annual income. In addition, farms must be continuously farmed for at least 100 years and owned by members of the same family for at least 100 years or be listed in the National Register of Historic Places... More City of Atlanta Launches Pilot Incentive Based Recycling Program10/30/09 The City of Atlanta announced yesterday that a select group of Atlanta residents will soon be rewarded for their curbside recycling efforts. In an effort to encourage proper recycling habits, boost recycling participation, reduce the amount of recyclables being sent to area landfills and save taxpayer money, City officials introduced the pilot rewards program as an opportune way to move towards a greener, cleaner Atlanta... More Conserve Georgia's Natural Leaders Awards Serves as a Carbon Neutral Model for Sustainable Events9/25/09 Wednesday's Conserve Georgia's Natural Leaders Awards, hosted by the Partnership for a Sustainable Georgia, will be more than an awards luncheon, it will be a model for and celebration of sustainable events and business practices... More Georgia Forestry Commission Seeks Opinions About Trees8/17/09 The Georgia Forestry Commission is asking citizens to provide input for a survey regarding issues affecting the state’s forests. “We’re requesting our stakeholders to participate in an easy, online survey,” said Robert Farris, Director of the Georgia Forestry... More The 23rd Annual Southeastern Flower Show Feb 4 - 6, 20107/23/09 Escape the gray and cold of winter and enter a world of beautiful green environments! Back by popular demand, The Southeastern Horticultural Society will host its 23rd annual Southeastern Flower Show Thursday, February 4, 2010 through Sunday, February 6, 2010. The Flower Show will once again be held at the Cobb Galleria Centre... More Workshops Offered for Arthritic Gardeners7/17/09 Gardeners who suffer from arthritis can learn to plant and tend vegetables and weed flowerbeds with less pain at a new workshop offered by the University of Georgia’s AgrAbility program and the Arthritis Foundation... More |
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