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A Few Memories Of The Great Blizzard Of 1993
So it’s the thirty year anniversary of the Great Blizzard of 1993. It was hurricane strength winds, and about three feet of snow, with a whole lot of drifting. The weather reports were full of it, so it wasn’t any … Continue reading
Signs Of Spring: The Sarvis Blooms
This past weekend, our oldest sarvis bloomed. That’s Juneberry or Serviceberry up north. This is a large, older tree that was seriously damaged when the EMC did a powerline cut some thirty years ago. It’s still hanging in there, and … Continue reading
The Okefenokee Needs Your Help, Comment Period Ends Soon
If you care about the Okefenokee, you can help by commenting on the proposed mine that constitutes a real threat to it. Comments on the proposed mine can be sent to the Georgia Environmental Protection Division through online forms at … Continue reading
Signs of Spring: The Redbuds
It’s felt like spring for about a week, with milder temperatures and some classic spring rains. Our redbuds have just started to bud out, and our blackberries are beginning to leaf out. There have been some migrating warblers about. It … Continue reading
It’s Trying To Be Spring
I don’t know if it might as well be spring, but it’s trying to be spring. We’ve heard the tree frogs for the last few nights, and maybe the pond peepers. The meadows have greened up, and we’ve seen some … Continue reading
Stand Up For The Okefenokee, Public Comment On The Twin Pines Mine Is Now Open
The Georgia Conservancy asks for your comments on the Twin Pines mining proposal. There is a link here to send your comments, along with background information. https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=rm&ogbl#inbox/FMfcgzGrcFhSWZHwXCHhsMxjhvKXKpDv
More On The Proposed “Backpack Tax”
I mentioned that the outdoor recreation industry beat back a proposal to place an excise tax on their products for wildlife funding, similar to the tax that hunters and shooters pay on guns (11% on rifles and shotguns and 10% … Continue reading
Update On The Okefenokee Fight
From The Current: Here’s another article from The Current about Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior, has written Brian Kemp to urge that the permit be denied.
Bill Threatens Wildlife Funding
Georgia Representative Andrew Clyde has introduced a bill to dismantle the Robinson-Pittman Act, which for 85 years has been the backbone of state wildlife management funding. The Act establishes an 11% excise tax on long guns (rifles and shotguns) and … Continue reading
Fall Weekend Coming
We were on the edge of a thunderstorm in Tennessee yesterday evening, and got maybe 1/8″ of rain. When we went out on the porch for coffee this morning it was 52, with a beautiful day dawning. The mist in … Continue reading