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DCHS Interact Club Kicks Off Season with Environmental Clean Up
The clean-up kicks off the club’s 2010-2011 project schedule according to participant Selina LeMoon.  Past projects include filling shoeboxes for needy children, volunteering at a soup kitchen and more...
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Fresh Green Market and Festival Set for October 28
The Market and Festival will feature fresh in-season produce and products from local farmers and artisans committed to growing and creating products using sustainable methods...
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Trout Unlimited's Gold Rush Chapter Expands Fly Fishing Challenge
The competition, which will allow two-person teams to match their skills against other teams, is scheduled from 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, November 6-7...

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Isakson, Chambliss Introduce Legislation to Meet Georgia’s Water Needs
The first piece of legislation, S.3910, would authorize the Army Corps of Engineers to include the effects of current and future water supply withdrawals from Lake Lanier in the update of the water control manual for the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin...
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The Rewards of Our Work
Did you know that the plants you nurture improve air quality?  One tree can remove 26 pounds of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.  Landscape plants, including shrubs and turf, remove smoke, dust, and other pollutants from the air...
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Are You Over Mulching?
We have long been aware of the importance of not placing excessive amounts of soil over the roots of established trees and shrubs.  However, we sometimes fail to understand that excessive use of mulch around shallow rooted plants has the same detrimental effect...
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Protect Honeybees from Pesticides
One of the best ways to reduce honeybee kill is for farmers and gardeners to use pesticides correctly.  By limiting sprays and use pesticides only when bees are not present we can reduce bee kills...
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$1 Million Proposed for Recreation Projects Across the State
A recommendation has been made by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Board to allocate $87,000 to make renovations including paving and parking improvements at War Hill Park in Dawsonville...
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Unplug Your Family for the Fourth
Amicalola Falls State Park offers more than five miles of hiking trails, horse-shoe pits, a fishing pond, and many picnic tables with charcoal grills.  It's a great way to unplug your family for the upcoming holiday weekend...
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State Parks Provide Star-Spangled Fourth of July
A variety of Fourth of July celebrations are planned at numerous North Georgia Parks, with activities that appeal to visitors of all ages...
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Dawson Day Sparks in the Park Independence Day Celebration Set for July 3
The second annual event promises fun for all ages.  Kids will enjoy moonwalks, inflatable slides, face painting and more.  Adults (and kids!) can dance to tunes from The Frogz, and all will find popcorn, boiled peanuts, snow cones, and other favorite carnival snacks at their fingertips...
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Dawson County to Hold Ribbon Cutting for War Hill Park
A ceremony will be held for the newly renovated park, at the pier, on Thursday, April 22, 2010 at 2:00 p.m...
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Spring Comes to Amicalola Falls State Park
The Spring Wildflower Fest is a weekend of free activities for the whole family, April 17-18, 2010. Spring flowers that can be admired by guests include the Crested Dwarf Iris, Wild Geranium, Star Chickweed, Rue Anemone, Trillium, Violets and Jack-in-the-Pulpit...
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District Three Community Clean Up Set for April 17; Volunteers Wanted
Dawson County’s spring community clean up event takes place in District Three and will begin at 9:00 am at Fire Station #3 located on Harmony Church Road.  Litter pick-up routes and supplies will be distributed to volunteer groups...
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Book Signing to be Held at Amicalola Falls State Park & Lodge

Local author, J.M. Burt, recently penned a novel calledGod Fearing Criminals

, and will be signing books on April 10 at the Lodge...

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Timberland Outlet Team Contributes to War Hill Park Beautification
According to Dawson County Parks & Recreation Program Coordinator, Buffie Henson, the team from the North Georgia Premium Outlets store planted flowers at the entrance sign to the park last year.  This year, they conducted a shore sweep around the entire park, picking up trash, branches, and other debris...
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Appalachian Trail Celebration and Backpacking Clinic Set for Early March
Authors Gene Espy (The Trail of My Life), David Miller (AWOL on the AT & 2010 Northbound - The A.T. Guide), J.R. Tate (Walkin’ on the Happy Side of Misery & Walkin’ with the Ghost Whisperers), and Bill Walker (Skywalker) will give presentations on Saturday, March 6, 2010...
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Keep Dawson County Beautiful Installs New Officers
Karen Armstrong, chairman; Michele Hester, vice chairman; and Brooke Anderson, secretary/treasurer were elected unanimously at the November KDCB annual meeting.  Each officer will serve a one-year term and may be elected for a second term...
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1071 Coalition Relases Preliminary Results of Lake Lanier Economic Impact Study
According to the Coalition, the Lanier region lost 800,000 visitors during lowest lake-level year...
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Isakson Urges Investigation of Climate Research to Ensure Tax Dollars Are Not Being Used to Manipulate Data
"Emails and documents recently disclosed paint an alarming picture of the state of climate research. In the emails that have been disclosed we've seen evidence of manipulation, efforts to avoid freedom of information act requests, abuse of the peer review process and a research process that is driven more by a political agenda than a quest for the truth"... 
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