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Garden Exchange set for Saturday, Oct. 11 Posted on 10/02/03 by Sharon Omahen

You may be tempted to thin your perennial plants this fall and throw the extras away. But don’t. Use them like currency and swap them with fellow gardeners at the first ever Garden Exchange.

Extreme cold expected this fall and winter Posted on 10/02/03 by David E. Stooksbury

Weather this fall and winter should be very variable across Georgia and an early freeze and extreme cold weather is expected, according to the University of Georgia’s state climatologist.

State's weather created perfect fall leaf color Posted on 10/02/03 by David E. Stooksbury

Fall colors are expected to be spectacular this year as Georgia has experienced near ideal weather for a colorful fall.

A yellow jacket nest is no where to poke around Posted on 10/01/03 by Mike Isbell

When our neighbor's dog, Lucky, stumbled upon a yellow jacket nest in my liriope bed, she wasn't sure what had happened to her. But I knew. She'd found a yellow jacket nest belowground, as most nests are. They're most often found around rotten stumps or on the sides of terraces, gullies and ditches.

Oct. 14 deadline for tobacco commission vote Posted on 10/01/03 by Brad Haire

October 14 is the deadline for voting on the continuation of the Georgia Tobacco Commission.

Sudden oak death not really sudden Posted on 10/01/03 by Sharon Omahen

Oak trees in California appear to be suddenly dying, but the disease that’s striking them down isn’t actually fast acting. University of Georgia researchers are working with other scientists in the Southeast to track the disease and make sure it doesn’t head this way.

Plant landscape trees for great fall color in your home landscape Posted on 09/30/03 by Jim Midcap

With cool nights, bright days and adequate moisture, the turning of the leaves could be spectacular this year. While we're admiring all the reds, oranges and yellows, we should be planting our own fall color at home.

Scientist investigates mystery air turbulence Posted on 09/25/03 by Brad Haire

You're sitting comfortably in a commercial airliner flying through clear blue skies. The flight attendant bends down to hand you a drink, and suddenly the plane jolts. The drink spills in your lap. What just happened?

Survey shows public values wilderness land Posted on 09/25/03 by

Whether you spend every weekend in a tent or have never pitched one in your life, a recent study conducted by a University of Georgia and U.S. Forest Service research team indicates 80 percent of the public is glad to know wilderness land is out there, whether they use it not.

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