Nature
Posted under Weather, Nature, Outdoors/Nature, Wildlife on August 9th, 2008 by Hayden Jennings
By RNW Reporter Hayden Jennings
Above: A herd of deer including several fawns enjoy the clear weather Saturday on the Main Campus at Berry College.
This weekends clear weather began after a cold front brought foul weather to Rome on Thursday, followed by low humidities. Romans enjoyed Partly Cloudy Skies with highs in the upper 80’s.
Sunday’s […]
Posted under Nature on June 24th, 2008 by RomeNewswire
A small earthquake shook parts of North Georgia Monday night.
The 2.8 magnitude tremor hit about 7:30 p.m.
It was centered about 26 miles southeast of Chattanooga and 85 miles northwest of Atlanta.
No damage was reported.
The Geological Survey had received only two reports early Tuesday from residents who felt the earthquake.
Five years ago, a mild earthquake measuring […]
Posted under Environment, Nature, Outdoors/Nature on April 18th, 2008 by Hayden Jennings
By RNW Reporter Hayden Jennings
An early morning earthquake left people baffled and amazed after they found that it was located in the Midwest Friday Morning.
The quake, a 5.4 magnitude on the Richter Scale, was centered six miles from West Salem, Illinois and 66 miles from Evansville, Indiana and was felt in such distant cities as […]
Posted under Nature, DNR on April 7th, 2008 by RomeNewswire
The Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources has published a new non- game wildlife report which includes data on both rare flora and fauna across the state.
The report discusses a couple of rare orchids, one called the monkey faced orchid found on the Pine Log Wildlife management area in northeastern Bartow County and the Shadow Witch […]
Posted under Entertainment, Local Sports, Nature, Recreation on March 26th, 2008 by RomeNewswire
Northwest Georgia is getting on the map when it comes to being a bike friendly part of the country. New bike routes signs, involving 15 specific routes and more than 700 miles of roads and trails are going up across the ten county region.
Bill Moll says efforts are being made to create bike buddies […]
Posted under Fire, Nature on April 24th, 2007 by RomeNewswire
With wildfires burning in several locations across Floyd County on Monday, an even bigger woods fire consumed nearly 60 acres in Canton Monday afternoon before firefighters got it contained.
The fire, in an undeveloped portion of the Laurel Canyon community did not threaten any structures, but at its height, had flames shooting eight-to-12 feet above the treetops.
Firefighters […]
Posted under Events, Education, Environment, Nature on January 7th, 2007 by RomeNewswire
1st Annual Polar Bear Paddle Was A Huge Success According To Organizers!
SEE EXCLUSIVE VIDEO OF THE WATER RESCUE BELOW!
Scores of paddlers put in at the newest boat ramp on the Etowah River Saturday afternoon for the first annual Polar Bear Paddle.
The city of Rome used the occasion to honor former assistant city manager Jim Dixon. […]
Posted under Environment, Nature on December 4th, 2006 by RomeNewswire
A flock of 18 whooping crane chicks being led south by ultra light aircraft made it to a site between Rome and Calhoun on the Oostanaula River Sunday.
The cranes flew a distance of 73.4 miles from the Hiawassee National Wildlife Refuge in Meigsa County Tennessee to the site in Gordon County Sunday.
They are now almost […]
