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Georgia forestry groups educate Boy Scouts on wildfires
State burn ban lifted Oct. 1
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A little boy gets a high-five from Smokey Bear during Boy Scout Weekend at Uncle Shuck’s Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch, where members of the Georgia Forestry Commission and Georgia Forestry Association educated kids about the dangers of wildfire. - photo by For the Dawson County News
With fall finally upon north Georgia and the statewide burn ban lifted as of Oct. 1, private and state forestry groups banded together this weekend to celebrate Boy Scout Weekend and educate children about the importance of forestry and the dangers of wildfire.
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