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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:09:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Elachee Nature Science Center is fortunate to have many good friends. These supporters opt to connect with us on many different levels and for many different reasons. Some are volunteers who help on our trails &#38; assist with stream monitoring in the Nature Preserve. Several are grandparents or parents of our day campers, always happy to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=elachee.wordpress.com&amp;blog=24335599&amp;post=406&amp;subd=elachee&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 21:19:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Stream Mitigation Bank is funding mechanism for stream restoration projects which allows the owner of degraded streams to sell credits after restoring, stabilizing, and preserving those streams. The purchaser of credits is typically a developer with a project in the same watershed. If the developers&#8217; project will cause any stream disturbance or impact on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=elachee.wordpress.com&amp;blog=24335599&amp;post=388&amp;subd=elachee&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:42:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nature has opened her paintbox and left a rainbow of color at Elachee! The most colorful trees of autumn: the Red Maple (Acer rubrum), hickories (Carya species), American Beech (Fagus grandiflora) and Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboretum).  Both the Southern Red Oak (Quercus falcata) &#38; the Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra) are common species of drier ridges [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=elachee.wordpress.com&amp;blog=24335599&amp;post=362&amp;subd=elachee&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:50:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of our ongoing efforts to ensure the health and biodiversity of the Nature Preserve, a portion of Walnut Creek was restored in 2007 as part of a 319(h) Watershed Restoration Grant, funded by the US EPA through the GA Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division. The portion of Walnut Creek along the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=elachee.wordpress.com&amp;blog=24335599&amp;post=352&amp;subd=elachee&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What is a Nature Preschool?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:22:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is a Nature Preschool? Children spend at least 50% of their time in the outdoors, exploring nature and learning in a hands-on way guided by experienced early childhood education professionals. These types of programs include an age appropriate, balanced curriculum focused on developing the whole child (cognitive, physical, social, emotional and creative development - current [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=elachee.wordpress.com&amp;blog=24335599&amp;post=341&amp;subd=elachee&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 20:34:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Elachee is eagerly planning to open a nature-based preschool in 2012 or 2013. In the meantime, we are offering a fall pre-k camp: Elachee Explorers. Elachee Explorers is a preview of what’s to come.  The 8-week series for Pre-K students will immerse 4  or 5 year olds in nature-based discovery and experiential learning in the Chicopee Woods. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=elachee.wordpress.com&amp;blog=24335599&amp;post=320&amp;subd=elachee&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Snake Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Peter Gordon, Education Director Of all the programs, workshops, camps, seminars, educational series and other worthwhile endeavors that Elachee undertakes, none are as effective a “friend raiser” as Snake Day. 1,600 snake aficionados from Hall County, Metro Atlanta, and beyond joined us at Elachee for a day of perfect weather, contagiously friendly and knowledgeable members of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=elachee.wordpress.com&amp;blog=24335599&amp;post=309&amp;subd=elachee&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Science in the Chicopee Woods</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:08:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elachee Nature Science Center</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By:  Michelle Cash,  Ecology Student &#38; Elachee Intern I&#8217;m performing a year-long analysis of reptile and amphibian species of the Chicopee Woods/Elachee Nature Center area.   I am starting the analysis at Chicopee Lake because of the large wetland habitat. I am setting up cover boards and other traps to capture and identify species. The idea is to compare the species I find [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=elachee.wordpress.com&amp;blog=24335599&amp;post=298&amp;subd=elachee&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 19:49:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Droughts aside, Northeast Georgia is blessed with an abundance of water. Our area averages nearly 50 inches of rain each year. Of that total, 35 inches evaporates, 6 inches infiltrates the earth to become groundwater, and almost 9 inches becomes run-off. The pace of run-off is key. In the Chicopee Woods, most rainfall is slowed [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=elachee.wordpress.com&amp;blog=24335599&amp;post=275&amp;subd=elachee&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:32:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Want to be &#8220;green&#8221;?  You can live lightly on the Earth  and save money. You need to be aware of the impact your lifestyle has on the environment and know your options. It&#8217;s all about making thoughtful choices. Here are some Tips to get you started: Turn off lights and electronics when you leave the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=elachee.wordpress.com&amp;blog=24335599&amp;post=185&amp;subd=elachee&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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