Today August 11 or (8/11) is a good time to think about calling before you dig. Before digging for installing new flowers, shrubs, stormwater ponds, septic tanks or building a new something in the yard call 811 or 1-800-282-7411 or www.Georgia811.com at least 48 hours prior to digging. Even…
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Poultry Powers Up the Farm… The 4th in a series of portions of an overall article looking at how Agriculture is helping protect water quality.
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The second ina seies of sections from teh ForesterMagazines SOIL magazine article titled Agricultural Solutions: The connection between nutrients, runoff and water quality.
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The agricultural community helps protect water quality through many different ways. This is the first in a series of excerpts from an article published in SOIL Magazine from Forester Magazine.
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I realize that a Solar Eclipse has very little to nothing to do with water, but I thought this was something interesting that only happens every so often. Pam Knox, Agricultural Climatologist at UGA, posted information about the 2017 Solar Eclipse and where will be the best spots to observe…
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The following is copy from the latest release from the National Drought Mitigation Center: Within the announcement, there are a few links that will provide additional information. These include: Crops in Drought U.S. Drought Monitor statistics Narrative of Drought U.S. Drought Monitor for…
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The following is copy from the latest release from the National Drought Mitigation Center: Within the announcement, there are a few links that will provide additional information. These include: Crops in Drought U.S. Drought Monitor statistics Narrative of Drought ** ***…
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The Draft Regional Water Plans for Georgia have been finalized and are available for public comment. The Draft Plans can be found on the Draft Regional Water Plan website. On the site you will be able to click on the Regional Water Council you are interested in reviewing and the…
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In September 2016, the organizers of the Athens-Clark County Water Festival incorporated the game Pokemon Go into their annual water education festival. The Saturday was full of different water related activities from kids being able to act like a raindrop flowing through a stormwater channel, water cannons, water games, and…
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In the Erosion Control e-mail newsletter for January 17, 2017, Janice Kaspersen discusses the side effects of the drought and rain in California. With all the recent rain, the trees that died during the drought are falling. to read the entire Editor’s Blog see All Fall Down.
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