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Students From Across Georgia Place in Environmental Art Contest
Students from Alpharetta, Demorest, Lawrenceville, Lilburn, Milledgeville and Trenton placed in the Georgia Conservancy’s 8th Annual Home Sweet Home Habitat Art Contest by creating original artwork to help increase environmental awareness of Georgia’s rock outcrops. Click here to read more about the contest and view the artwork of all the finalists. |
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Drought Update: Most of North Georgia Remains in Level Four Conditions
On May 6, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) announced that, due to extreme drought conditions stretching across north Georgia, Level Four outdoor watering restrictions will remain in place for 55 of the 61 North Georgia counties. In addition, 60 counties in middle Georgia are abnormally dry and will remain at Level 2, while 44 coastal and Southwest Georgia counties will move to drought response Level 1. To see what this means for your area, please see the Georgia Conservancy's drought summary and map and EPD's press release. |
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Smog Season: How You Can Still Enjoy the Outdoors
May in metro Atlanta means beautiful weather, athletics tournaments, graduation, filling swimming pools – and the start of smog season, which runs from May 1 to September 30. Mothers & Others for Clean Air now offers tips and guidelines for enjoying the outdoors during smog season while still reducing exposure to harmful air pollution. In addition, Mothers & Others for Clean Air can provide health guidelines to help make decisions on modifying outdoor activities on serious smog days.
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Common Ground 07 Conference
The Georgia Conservancy hosted the Common Ground 07 conference in September, focusing on clean energy solutions for Georgia. This year’s conference, part of a biennial series to address statewide environmental issues, attracted over 300 attendees, including legislators, government representatives, media, business and industry leaders, educators and engaged citizens. Click here to view conference presentations. |
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