Environmental

…and safety. Green Cities: Good Health Metro nature – including trees, parks, gardens, and natural areas – enhance quality of life in cities and towns. The experience of nature improves…

Asian Longhorned Beetle

…and bluish feet (Figure 1). Figure 1: Adult Asian longhorned beetle Figure 2: Females scratch a depression in the bark and lay an egg In two weeks when the egg…

Educator Resources

…Tree – Activities for Families Nature is a great teacher! Try these activity ideas from Project Learning Tree to connect the children in your life to the outdoors and nature.

State Managed Forests

…the balance. The proposed “Fall Line Freeway” will use 477 acres at some point in the future. Public uses of the Bartram Forest include hiking and mountain biking. The property…

Ecosystem Services

…of food, fiber, clean water, and other goods Regulating Services: Regulation of climate/temperature, the spread disease, and control rate, quality and output of water Supporting Services: Examples include new soil…

Conservation Woodland Program

…marketable plants, trees, fowl and or animals, marketable horticulture, floriculture, forestry, dairy, poultry and or apiarian products. Such uses may include a business plan outline for current and future plans….

Landowners Can Help Reduce Wildfire in Georgia

…with laws that have teeth and ensure burners take responsibility for their fires, along with any damage that results from escaped burning. During the last session of the Georgia Legislature,

Green Infrastructure: A Landscape Approach

Report from the American Planning Association, shows how green infrastructure cleans the air and water, replenishes aquifers, reduces flooding, and moderates the climate.