APRIL 2007

Join Us for the Georgia Conservancy’s 2007
Annual Member Meeting
Please plan to join the Georgia Conservancy for a day of fun and education at the 2007 Annual Membership Meeting on Sunday, April 29, from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. at Sweetwater Creek State Conservation Park in Lithia Springs, Ga. You and your family are invited to celebrate the 40^th anniversary of the Georgia Conservancy, founded in 1967 at Sweetwater Creek, by learning about the Conservancy’s work and priorities for the year, visiting education displays and talking with Conservancy staff, taking guided historical walking tours, exploring the park’s new LEED certified museum and visitors center and enjoying afternoon refreshments on the patio. The event is free, click here to register. For more information, please contact Karen Tidwell at ktidwell@gaconservancy.org or 404.876.2900 x116.
 

Important Hearing: Let Your Voice Be Heard To Protect Jekyll Island
The Senate Natural Resources and the Environment Committee will hold an important hearing on Tuesday, April 10, at 9:00 a.m. in room 450 of the state Capitol to discuss House Bill 214. HB 214 proposes to extend the life of the Jekyll Island Authority from 2049 until 2099 and its power to lease the lands of the island until that date as well as create a new legislative oversight committee to monitor the Authority. As currently constructed, the bill does not provide meaningful protection for the south end of the island. This meeting will include a presentation and update by the Jekyll Island Authority and will invite public comment on HB 214. Anyone wishing to comment should plan to register to speak in room 450 immediately before the hearing. For more information on HB 214, please visit http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/sum/hb214.htm.

Junk Mail

Events

Learn Ways to Reduce Junk Mail and Its Impact on the Environment
Junk mail can be a nuisance, but it also is a serious hazard to the environment. According to the Center for a New American Dream, 5.6 million tons of catalogs and other direct mail advertisements end up in U.S. landfills annually. In addition, the amount of unsolicited junk mail the average American household receives equals to 1.5 trees every year—more than 100 million trees for all U.S. households combined; approximately 44 percent of junk mail is thrown away unopened, but only 22 percent is recycled; and Americans pay $370 million annually to dispose of junk mail that is not recycled. If you would like to stop or reduce your junk mail, please visit the following Web sites for helpful hints:
Privacy Rights
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The Mail Preference Service

Generation Green to Host Disc Golf Tourney
Generation Green will host a disc golf tournament, a golf-like sport using a Frisbee instead of a club and golf ball, on Saturday, April 14 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the East Roswell Course in Roswell. The tournament is open to everyone and no experience is necessary. To register or for more information please click here or contact Sanders Moore at smoore@gaconservancy.org or 404.876.2900 x109.

Earth Share Hosts Earth Day Events in April
In honor of Earth Day, officially on April 22, Earth Share of Georgia will host three events during April including the Leadership Breakfast on April 20, the Party in the Park on April 21 and Green Day on April 28. Please visit www.earthsharega.org for more information.

‘Father of the Modern Environmental Movement’
to Speak in LaGrange
The Friends of the LaGrange College Library will host two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning scientist Dr. Edward O. Wilson, often described at “the father of the modern environmental movement,” as the featured speaker at a special gathering hosted by of Friends of the LaGrange College Library on Thursday, April 12. The event includes dinner and starts at 6 p.m. at Best Western Lafayette Garden Inn in LaGrange. Reservation are still available and more information can be found at http://www.lagrange.edu/library/friends.htm.

Generation Green Disc Golf Tournament, Roswell

Educator Workshop, Athens

Educator Workshop, Cobb County

Georgia Conservancy Annual Meeting, Lithia Springs

Upper Chattahoochee River Revival, Park Tavern, Atlanta

Birding Hike in North GA, Brasstown Bald near Blairsville

Upper Chattahoochee River Race and Festival at Riverside Park, Roswell

Upper Chattahoochee Patron Dinner at the Foundry, Atlanta

Upper Chattahoochee Run for the River,  Atlanta

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