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Finding Spring Early
Linda Erbele writes, if the gorgeous weather this weekend has made you think of spring – the season comes earlier the further south you are. Callaway Gardens won’t really have Spring in February, but they are offering free admission throughout the month.

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Changing Streams
Linda Erbele writes, picture a gently rushing stream, dappled with sunshine, illuminating a trout waiting for its next meal to float down the current. Among your New Year’s resolutions – have you planned to someday get into flyfishing? (And if you’re a woman reading this – don’t stop!

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Seeing Georgia's Wilderness
Linda Erbele writes, one of the advantages to hiking in the winter in North Georgia is that you can see so much more of the landscape than you can when the leaves are covering the trees. A great place to really get out is the Cohutta Wilderness in North Georgia.

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Resolving to make resolutions
Linda Erbele writes, you've probably already made your list. This time last year I wrote about place I planned to go in 2011. I didn't get to all of them - but it has been an interesting travel year.

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Stretch your holidays into January
Linda Erbele writes, if you’re one of those people who can’t take your time off during the holidays, I’ve got a suggestion for some January fun – if you like the outdoors and the mountains. Just over the state line in Pigeon Forge, Wilderness Wildlife Week is scheduled from January 7 through the 14, 2012.

Emory announces climate action plan and carbon reduction goals
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After review and approval by the University Senate and the President's Cabinet, Emory University has adopted a Climate Action Plan that chronicles the University's sustainability efforts to date and sets forth a series of goals and recommendations for reducing greenhouse gas emission in the future.

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Less than a month to New Year's Day
Linda Erbele writes, are you ready to think about New Year’s Day and resolutions? Sponsored by America’s State Parks, New Year’s Day hikes are being led at parks across the country on Jan. 1. A dozen of Georgia’s state parks have scheduled walks, falling in line with Georgia State Parks’ Tons of Fun Fitness Challenge.

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A Sustainable Gingerbread House in Gwinnett
Linda Erbele writes, one of the best kept secrets in Gwinnett County is the Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center. With its green roof, permeable-surface parking places and rain barrels (just to name a few of its sustainable features) it makes a great example of how green we can be.

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Winter Wine Highway Weekend Beckons
Linda Erbele writes, some December traditions are just for the grownups. The Winter Wine Highway Weekend is one of those. Beginning Friday December 2, many of the wineries and vineyards in North Georgia are participating in a three-day tasting party.

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Santa to visit Cabbage Patch Babies
Linda Erbele writes, December is so full of events, it's sometimes hard to get in those special holiday memories you’d like to make with your children – so start in November, with the Appalachian Christmas celebration at BabyLand.

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Georgia’s Monastery in Conyers - Seeing a place beyond the tours
Linda Erbele writes, during World War II, Catholics were among the various groups that experienced Nazi persecution. This was just one of several factors that led to an increase in monks coming to the Our Lady of Gethsemani Abbey in Gethsemani, Kentucky.

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Tasting Atlanta’s best
Linda Erbele writes, Atlanta’s biggest food block party is this coming weekend. The Taste of Atlanta is celebrating its tenth anniversary – and you can get $5 off your tickets by reading this blog!

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Georgia’s Literary Festival
 Linda Erbele writes, Georgia’s Literary Festival is held in a different part of the state every year. Last year it was in Statesboro, prior to that it was in Rome. This year it is in a very special place – Sautee Nacoochee.

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A field of greens, a tent of fun
Linda Erbele writes, put more than 30 of Atlanta and Athens' top chefs in a tent on an organic farm and what do you get? Some really creative uses of farm-to-table ingredients that satisfied attendees of the sixth annual Field of Greens Festival at Whipporwill Hollow Farm in Walnut Grove.

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Fall leaves from the scenic rail in Blue Ridge
 Linda Erbele writes, has the bit of cool in the air made you think of fall? If you’re imagining a brisk day and gorgeous fall leaves, consider a ride on the Blue Ridge Scenic Railroad in the next six weeks.

The Turner Environmental Law Clinic has received a $40,000 Turner Foundation grant to support the clinic’s pro bono work and programs that provide real-world experience to student attorneys. The Turner Environmental Law Clinic provides free legal assistance to individuals, community groups and nonprofit organizations that work to protect and restore the natural environment, and was established in 1998 with a Turner Foundation grant.

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Cultures in the mountains
Linda Erbele writes, most everyone who has made it three or four miles from the beginning of the Appalachian Trail on Springer Mountain in Georgia has visited the Mountain Crossing Store at Neels Gap. The store, called Walasi-Yi, actually straddles the AT on the Eastern side of Blood Mountain.

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Are you an ant or a grasshopper
 Linda Erbele writes, remember the children's story about the ant who spent all summer working to gather stores for the winter, while the grasshopper played? There are more modern renditions of it that comment on current politics in Washington D.C. I'm sticking with the old version for the Labor Day weekend - and spending it stocking up on fresh vegetables for the winter - my version of farm-to-table.

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Atlanta's Dragon Boats are getting ready
 Linda Erbele writes, Atlanta's thrilling Dragon Boat Festival is scheduled for September 10 at the Lake Lanier Canoe and Kayak Olympic Venue. Besides the culture and food - people come for the dragon boat races.

Oglethorpe University’s incoming class will volunteer at seven Atlanta-area nonprofits on Monday, August 22, 2011, as part of the annual Orientation Day of Service. This is the first year the entering class will reach seven nonprofits during the Day of Service, which was previously held at one location. Incoming students will have hands-on experience learning about an Atlanta nonprofit, its mission, and how it serves the community need, and will experience a tangible impact while working closely with their class members.