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Archived Articles Air Quality Mothers & Others for Clean Air Kickoff a Huge Success Governor Perdue Reappoints John A. Sibley III to GRTA Board Northern Arc Debate Intensifies Transportation Plan Draws Widespread Comment The President's View: Clearing the Air Why Care About Air? Board Approves Air Policy Metro Atlanta Pays High Price for Air Pollution Protect Your Children from Ozone Take Action: The Northern Arc 2001 Smog Season Board Approves Air Policy Water Legislature Passes Soil Erosion Bill TMDL White Paper Georgia Conservancy Board of Trustees Adopts New Water Policy Interested in Agricultural Water Use and Water Metering in Georgia Bacterial Levels in the Chattahoochee Monitored Take Action to Conserve Water Georgia Conservancy Water Policy 2003 Proposed Rules to Weaken Stream Buffer Protection Act - Action Needed! Do You Live or Work in the Chattahoochee or Flint River Basins? TAG Invites Your Feedback September 2003 TMDL TAG Meeting Information Comments for Draft Statewide Water Conservation Plan Due by January 31 Letter to Governor Barnes About Reservoir Construction Take Action: Save the Clean Water Act TGC, Riverkeeper Partner with Chevron on Riverbank Revitalization A Rome Volunteer Sees Hope for Silver Creek Georgia's Growing Thirst Symposium Articles: °Savannah Symposium Taps Into Water Conservation °Take Action During Georgia's Water Crisis °Western Water Conservation Experts Share Insights Georgia's New Interim Instream Flow Policy TGC Represented On Water Planning Groups Advocate Advisory: Protecting Wetlands Wetlands Facts TGC Contributes to Reservoir White Paper Middle Chattahoochee Blueprints Turns to Implementation Toward a Statewide Water Policy Bacterial Levels in the Chattahoochee Monitored Call for Moratorium on Reservoir Construction Map Showing Locations of Impooundments Quality Growth Georgia Conservancy Launches Two Blueprints Efforts Georgia's Common Ground Conference a Huge Success Blueprints Principles for Public Participation Blueprints Sandfly Blueprints Ocmulgee River Corridor Blueprints Berkeley Park Effort GC Co-Hosts Inaugural Augusta Regional Environmental Alliance (AREA) Roundtable Legislature Passes Soil Erosion Bill Georgia Conservancy Footprints to Map the Coast's Future New Report Links Sprawl to Traffic Deaths, Pollution South Fulton Alliance Creates Model to Protect Green Space About Blueprints for Successful Communities Principles for Successful Communities Blueprints to Address Portion of Ocmulgee River Habersham County Planning Initiative Blueprints: Finding Better Ways for Communities to Grow New Regulations Strengthen Regional Planning Georgia Conservancy Footprints to Map the Coast's Future What is a "National Heritage Corridor"? Blueprints Macon Steering Committee The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Selects South Georgia’s Longleaf Pines As One of the Nation’s Most Endangered Ecosystems Ocmulgee National Heritage Corridor Blueprints City of Conyers and Rockdale County New Report Shows Sprawl Threatens Endangered Species Hear John Sibley's Comments on Sprawl Now! Ocmulgee National Heritage Corridor Feasibility Study Now Available Blueprints for Successful Communities Atlantans: Take Action About Congestion! Atlanta Regional Commission 2030 Regional Transportation Plan Public Discussions Natural Areas Georgia Conservancy Adds Land Conservation Staff Protecting Georgia's Land Meets Goals of Clean Water, Biodiversity, and More GC Co-Hosts Inaugural August Regional Environmental Alliance (AREA) Roundtable Photos and Species List from Pine Log Birding Trip Stormwater and Greenspace Forest Legacy Ocmulgee National Heritage Corridor The Community Green Space Program Helping Communities Find Solutions Protect Georgia's Last Wild Country Action Alert: Help Protect Georgia's Wilderness The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Selects South Georgia’s Longleaf Pines As One of the Nation’s Most Endangered Ecosystems Georgia Conservancy Applauds Governor Perdue's Land Conservation Initiative House Committee Assaults Cumberland Island's Wilderness Georgia Conservancy Roadless Rules Comment Letter Trip Testimonials GC Calls for a Statewide Land Conservation Strategy Coastal Georgia 2004 Coastal Art Competition Winner and Finalists Comments by Patricia McIntosh, Director of Coastal Programs Georgia's Marsh Hammocks Are Rich in Plant and Bird Life Georgia's Marsh Hammocks: Circle of Life Circle of Life Video Documentary The Importance of Surface Water Buffers SELC and TGC Partner in Survey on Marsh Hammocks Georgia's Marsh Islands Called "Most Endangered" Georgia Must Protect Intent of Marshlands Law Students Show the Meaning of "Clean Water, Clean Coast" Marsh Hammocks Need Help TGC's Position on the Deepening of the Savannah Harbor Georgia Conservancy Footprints to Map the Coast's Future Corps Begins Harbor EIS Georgia Adopt-A-School Bus Program Protecting Coastal Groundwater Supplies Upper Floridan Aquifer Update DCA Appoints Georgia Conservany's Patty McIntosh To Coastal Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee Loss for Cumberland DNR Seeking Public Input for Major Wildlife Conservation Plan House Committee Assaults Cumberland Island's Wilderness Calling All 5th Graders - 5th Annual Coastal Art Contest Public Meetings Scheduled on Coastal Marsh Hammocks Stakeholders Report Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary Wants to Know What You Think! Public Hearings Scheduled for Marsh Hammock Report Protecting Marsh Hammocks Savannah Harbor Expansion Update 2001 Brings Bumper Crop of Baby Whales A Victory for Coastal Groundwater Protection Education 7th Annual Home Sweet Home Habitat Art Contest 6th Annual Home Sweet Home Habitat Art Contest Winners 6th Annual Home Sweet Home Habitat Art Contest Runner Up and Honorable Mention Artwork YES Registration is January 31, 2007 2007 YES Information Packet YES 2006 Winners 2006 YES Informattion Packet Teaching Environmental Respect 2006 YES Finalists 2005 YES Winner Mabry Middle School Youth Environmental Symposium Registration Deadline is April 4, 2006 Chattahoochee High School Says "YES" to First Place 6th Annual Home Sweet Home Habitat Art Contest 2004Coastal Art Competition Winner and Finalists Venetia Butler Receives 2004 Conservation Award Coweta County 4-H'ers Say, "YES" to First Place Students Show the Meaning of "Clean Water, Clean Coast" Win $2000 for Taking Action in Your Community: 2003 Youth Environmental Symposium Jackson County Studens Take First Prize at YES 2002 Teaching Conservation Archives Generation Green Meet the New 2006 Generation Green Board 2006 Retreat Spring Hike Up Rabun Bald Spring Information Session: "Turn the Gold Dome Green" Spring Fundraiser: Disc Golf Tourney Generation Green Hops on the Beltline Generation Green Continues to Hike the Belt Line Generation Green Makes Clear Creek Clear Generation Green Boat Rock Service Project Generation Green and Volunteers Kick Off Earth Month at Chastain Park Generation Green Bikes and Hikes at Arabia Mountain Generation Green Panola Mountain Hike Generation Green Summer Belt Line Hike Generation Green Tree Planting Service Project Meet the 2003/2004 Generation Green Leadership Committee Generation Green Four River Canoe Trip Photos Generation Green Gets Sneak Peak at Georgia Aquarium Message from Generation Green President Kyle Williams How Green Are You? Generation Green National Trails Day Service Project & Cookout Generation Green Celebrates Conservation Night with the Atlanta Thrashers Arabia Mountain Hike & Lecture Generation Green Tree Planting Service Project Generation Green Makes Clear Creek Clean Generation Green Gets Sneak Peak at Georgia Aquarium 2005 Generation Green Leadership Committee - Vote Today Join Generation Green at Our Annual Happy Holiday Hour Meet the 2003/2004 Generation Green Leadership Committee Nominations Now Open for Generation Green 2005 Leadership Committee Green Horizons, Fall 2002 e-Newsletter Photos from Our Latest Outing on the Broad River Generation Green Goes Underground in Cave Spring Sign up for Generation Green Generation Green's Adopt-A-Stream Project EcoArt/EcoAuction Raises More than $9,000 Generation Green's Organic Community Garden project News SB 510 Takes A Dive Georgia Conservancy 2006 General Assembly Priorities Mothers & Others Luncheon Raises Awareness of Dirty Air Georgia Conservancy Comments on Deadhead Logging Issue Georgia Adopt-A-School Bus Program Eco-Benefête 2005 a Smash! Georgia's Common Ground Conference a Huge Success! Georgia's Common Ground Conference Presentations Eco-Benefête 2005 Georgia Conservancy Shoots the 'Hooch under the Blue Moon Mothers & Others for Clean Air Citizen's Guide to the Capitol Tips for Talking With Your State Legislators Tips for Writing and Calling Your State Legislators Georgia Conservancy Launches Membership Ad Campaign Venetia Butler Receives 2004 Teaching Conservation Award Georgia Conservancy New Initiative: Sustainability Tips AIB to Broadcast a Special Presentation All Month: Georgia Conservancy: Protecting Georgia For Life Julie Mayfield Receives Community Service Award Georgia Conservancy Elects New President Jim Stokes, Longtime Environmental and Civil Leader to Succeed John Sibley 2005 Gold Dome Update 4th Saturday Outings Earth Day Events March 05 Outing February 05 Outing January 05 Outing Georgia Conservancy Shoots the 'Hooch under the Blue Moon May *Georgia Trend* features Georgia Conservancy 2005 New Years Resolutions Georgia Conservancy Environmental Education Policy Hear John Sibley's Comments on Sprawl Now! Georgia Conservancy Founding Chairman James A. Mackay Dies Georgia Conservancy Roadless Rules Comment Letter GC Congratulates Interface for LEED-CI Platinum Recognition of Their New Atlanta Flagship Showroom Former GC President John Sibley Honored Georgia Conservancy in Transition - President John Sibley to Assume New Role; Board to Seek Successor SB 190 Magic! Just Add Water TGC's 4th Annual Coastal Art Contest Poster Entry Samples TGC Calls for A Statewide Land Conservation Strategy at Annual Meeting SELC and TGC Partner in Survey on Marsh Hammock Pine Woods Bird Festival at Historic Pebble Hill Plantation Become an Environmental Advocate Headwaters Destruction Bill (SB 460) Fact Sheet Green Day at the Capitol Senate Passes HB 237! Legislative Homestretch! HB 1615 & SB 460 E-Alerts Georgia Conservancy President John Sibley's Letter Regarding SB 460 10th Anniversary of Eco-Benefête a Ritzy Success A Victory for Georgia's Water at the Gold Dome! The Conservancy Honors Philip and Mildred Greear Coweta County 4-H'ers say, "YES" to First Place Eco-Benefête 2003 a Smashing Success TGC to Honor Rutherford and Laura Seydel at 2003 Eco-Benêfete Gala Eco-Benefête 2002 Sings Unparralled Success Eco-Benefête 2002 Panorama Archives top \| back