Conservation
The following articles highlight important problems that impact the Atlanta area and other places in Georgia. The Atlanta Group offers opportunities for getting involved to preserve and protect our environment.
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Air
Power Plant Moratorium Background Information
Clean Air Campaign for Georgia
Atlanta Region Commission Fiddles While Our Lungs Burn
Water
Soil and Water Conservation District Election for September 2004
Where Rivers Are Born: The Scientific Imperative for Defending Small Streams and Wetlands (PDF 792k)
Soil and Water Conservation District Report for November, 2002
Report: Full Sewer Separation with Greenways: An Opportunity to Revitalize the Face of Atlanta (PDF 8mb)
River Rendezvous 2002 - Adopt-A-Stream
Atlanta Sewer Separation Issues
Soil and Water Conservation District Report for June, 2001
Soil and Water Conservation District Report for December, 2000
Soil and Water Conservation District Report for October, 2000
Soil and Water Conservation District Report for September, 2000
Soil and Water Conservation District Report for May, 2000
Soil and Water Conservation District Report for January, 2000
Fulton and DeKalb Soil Conservation on Shaky Ground
Clean Water Initiative Seeks Regional Solutions
Record Turnout for Adopt-A-Stream
Rivers Alive! Cleanup a Success
Atlanta's Natural Areas: Bull Sluice Lake
Monitoring Erosion and Sedimentation
Land Use
Tired of Seeing Trees Fall in the Atlanta Region?
Crockford-Pigeon Mountain WMA Proposed for Mining
Atlanta Has Always Been Famous For Its Trees
Planning for Sprawl in the Atlanta Region
Atlanta: Top 10 Most Sprawl-threatened Large Cities
Challenging Sprawl in the Atlanta Region
Atlanta Group and Georgia Chapter Position on Savannah Harbor Deepening Project
Solid Waste / Recycling
Unincorporated DeKalb County Solid Waste Alert
Restaurant & Bar Waste Reduction Program
Solar / Energy Use
Going Solar: A Clean Energy Celebration
General Ecological / Environmental Issues
Bicycling and the Environment - A Natural Fit (PDF 92k)
Protect Cumberland Island Wilderness from Motor Vehicle Abuse
Southern Appalachian Forest Plan
Conservation Update for the last half of 2002
Human Rights and Environment Speaker Visit
National Forest Lawsuit Filed to Protect Southern Wildlife
Notes on the National Forests Land Resource Management Plan Revision
Last updated: 05 Aug 03