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GEORGIA
March Marks Start of Active Tornado ‘Season’ in Georgia
Georgia has already experienced its first deadly tornadoes this year, claiming a life and causing harm and damage in 15 counties across the state. March marks the start of a three-month active tornado season in the Southeast, making now the time for Georgians to get ready by preparing, planning and staying informed with Ready Georgia, the state’s emergency preparedness campaign
Georgia’s winter weather will be extreme
Georgians can expect a roller coaster winter with temperatures jumping between warm and extremely cold. Rainfall outlook is uncertain.
Use Caution with Woodpiles
Wear gloves; shake clothes: Widow spiders like dark, secluded places. Glove up before clearing brush, cleaning out the garage or pulling logs off the woodpile this winter. A brown widow spider or her more commonly known sister, the black widow, may be hiding in the shadows.
Georgia Annual ParkPass & Historic Site Pass Available
Frequent park visitors can SAVE MONEY with a $30 Annual ParkPass that exempts them from paying the daily parking fee. To purchase an Annual ParkPass, visit any state park office or call 770-389-7401 or send an email with your name, address and daytime phone number to: Jeannene_Woodruff@dnr.state.ga.us.
New Georgia license plate promotes horse industry
The new Georgia equine specialty license plate, which promotes the horse industry and its educational programs, can be ordered today.
Drought tightens its grip on north Georgia
Drought conditions continue to grow harsher across north Georgia. Water levels in reservoirs and streams are at or near record lows across most of the region. Groundwater levels are also low.
Recycle 4 Georgia License Plates
Here’s a chance to help Keep Georgia Beautiful. Order your Recycle 4 Georgia license plate today. It’s easy and it doesn’t matter if your birthday has already passed. One thousand orders are needed by December 31, 2008 for the Department of Revenue to manufacture the new recycling tag.
DOE Approves Release from Strategic Reserve
ATLANTA – U.S. Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman approved a request today from Governor Sonny Perdue for additional releases from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to refineries in the Gulf Coast region.
Georgia leaf color change peaks in early November
Regional climate change has delayed peak color change. This year’s leaf changing season will be a great one, despite some less than ideal conditions that will likely affect the vibrancy.
