- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- By the Governor of the State of Georgia, a proclamation.
- Title:
- A proclamation: Prescribed Fire Awareness Week, Jan. 25, 2016
- Creator:
- Georgia. Governor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Deal, Nathan
- Publisher:
- [Atlanta, Georgia] : [Office of the Governor]
- Date of Original:
- 2016-01-25
- Subject:
- Georgia--Politics and government
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- proclamations
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Description based on: January 18, 2012 ; title from PDF caption (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed February 16, 2017).
Latest issue consulted: September 16, 2015 (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed February 16, 2017). - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA G600 .S1 M4 2016/1-25A
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bg600-b-ps1-bm4-b2016-s1-h25a
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bg600-b-ps1-bm4-b2016-s1-h25a
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA
A PROCLAMATION
PRESCRIBED FIRE AWARENESS WEEK
WHEREAS:
The Georgia Prescribed Burning Act of 1992 declares and protects prescribed burning as a valuable and necessary forest management tool; and
WHEREAS:
Prescribed burning of Georgia's forest lands is a valuable tool for protecting the forest from devastating wildfires and managing valuable wildlife species; and
WHEREAS:
Professional foresters and other land resource managers use prescribed burning for improving forest health, reducing hazardous fuels, and for reforestation; and
WHEREAS:
The Georgia Forestry Commission, along with partner agencies and organizations across the state, support, promote, educate, and train for the continued use of prescribed burning; now
THEREFORE:
I, NATHAN DEAL, Governor of the State of Georgia, do hereby proclaim February 7-1 3, 2016, as PRESCRIBED FIRE AWARENESS WEEK in Georgia and thank those land managers who protect and maintain Georgia's natural heritage for present and future generations.
In witness thereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the Executive Department to be affixed this 25th day of January in the year of our Lord two thousand sixteen.
ATTEST
GOVERNOR
CHIEF OF STAFF