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Health & Fitness

Georgia Parks

Let's keep the places we love funded!

Since moving to Georgia, I’ve made a point of exploring my region’s parks. My family, friends, and dogs have trekked Red Top Mountain and various parts of the Chattahoochee River with me. Some of my favorite memories involve Saturday afternoons spent on the trails or watching my bulldogs swim, and I know that the other men and women who frequent parks can say the same.   

Parks like these benefit from the Land and Water Conservation Fund created by Congress in 1964. Specific to Georgia, the program aids parks along the Chattahoochee River immensely. Its success is surprising, as Congress has repeatedly diverted funds to support unrelated efforts. Such practices endanger citizens’ enjoyment of our parks.  

Senators Isakson and Chambliss have a chance to protect and expand these amazing places by demanding full funding of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, and I urge them to do so.  

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