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Kick off the new year and get a jump on those resolutions by lacing up and heading out to one of Georgia’s State Parks and Historic Sites to celebrate First Day Hike’s on New Year’s Day. With more than 40 guided treks, family and friends will be able to welcome 2023 in the outdoors. Distance and difficulty vary from park to park, allowing hikers of all levels to connect with nature and each other. Hikes range from a kid-friendly stroll up Panola Mountain, to a three-mile hike around Stephen C. Foster Park, or even a long hike at Hardman Farm Historic Site.
Georgia is offering a helping hand to projects that help people experience the animals, plants and natural habitats emphasized in Georgia’s State Wildlife Action Plan.
Looking for the best holiday gift idea for that special outdoor enthusiast on your list?
Skip the malls and cyber deals for thoughtful gifts inspired by nature and history. Georgia’s State Park System offers several options for presents that can be enjoyed long after the eggnog is gone.
An Atlanta teacher’s proposal to design and create birdhouses earned her school a $1,000 grant from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
The commercial harvest of Atlantic Cobia (Rachycentron canadum) will be suspended in Georgia’s state waters from 12:01 a.m. Dec. 16, 2022, until 11:59 p.m. Dec. 31, 2022, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced today.
Citing threats from non-native species, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources has expanded limits on animals that can be bought, sold or kept as pets in the state.
Teachers and students across the state are invited to celebrate wildlife through art by participating in the 33rd annual Give Wildlife a Chance Poster Contest.
Waterfowl hunters - get ready for the 2023 Duck Season!
Go Draw a Fish! The 25th Anniversary Fish Art Contest is now officially underway.
Renovated Boat Ramp Opens in Meriwether County!
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is accepting applications for its 2023 Career Academy now through Nov. 30.
Georgia’s beach water quality and swimming advisories are moving exclusively to a new, real-time map that will allow the public to find information on the go.
Beach Advisory Lifted for St. Simons Island
Why is Fall the time of year that you need to be more vigilant while driving?
If you were looking for a reason to go trout fishing, we have just the ticket.
Spalding County native Katherine Darsey was recently promoted to Chief of Administrative Services for Georgia’s State Park system, a division of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). For the past six years, she has served as manager of Indian Springs State Park in Flovilla, thought to be the oldest state park in the nation and best known for its mineral-rich spring water.
After more than 25 years of work by conservationists, the imperiled smooth coneflower has reached a recovery milestone: a downlisting from endangered to threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act
A Florida woman has tied the Georgia Saltwater Game Fish Record for Florida Pompano (Trachinotus carolinus) after her catch was certified by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) this week.