Office of Environmental Assistance & Protection
The goals of the Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection and the Environmental Assistance and Protection Board are to protect public health and the environment of Forsyth County by minimizing the impacts of environmental contaminants, educating the public about pollution prevention and promoting conservation of natural resources in the community.
Environmental Assistance and Protection News
Environmental Assistance and ProtectionGrowing Awareness: How Ozone Gardens Help Us See the Air We Breathe
In our latest blog post, learn what ozone gardens can tell you about air quality in your own backyard and the preliminary findings from the ozone garden in Kernersville.
Environmental Assistance and ProtectionElm Pollen: The Encore Adventure
Wondering what's been causing your allergies to act up this fall? It's most likely either ragweed or the non-native Chinese/lacebark elm!
Environmental Assistance and ProtectionThe Invisible Threat: The Impact of Ozone on Plant Health
Learn about how ground-level ozone affects local plants, native ecosystems, and North Carolina agriculture in the Forsyth County Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection's latest blog: "The Invisible Threat: The Impact of Ozone on Plant Health".
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