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The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is proud to announce the Georgia winners of the Fish Art Contest. The Wildlife Forever Fish Art Contest, which includes the Georgia Fish Art Contest, is an international competition designed to ignite children’s imagination and inspire them to discover more about fish and fishing. The program is free to enter and open to youth in kindergarten through grade 12 anywhere in the world.
While most Georgians treasure seeing backyard wildlife like songbirds and squirrels, the sentiment might fade if you find wildlife digging through your trash can or tearing open bags of pet food on your carport. Let’s look for ways to avoid the conflict. In most cases, wildlife invades our space because of access to a food source and that is something we can easily prevent, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division.
Georgia’s coastal waters have been kind to Telfair County anglers this week, with two individuals setting new state records for their catches.
Georgia’s nesting season for loggerhead sea turtles began with a three-island rush last weekend. A nest each was found on Wassaw and Jekyll islands, plus two on Blackbeard.
Georgia beaches are not only vacation destinations, they are prime spots for nesting shorebirds and seabirds and for migrating species feeding for long flights to the Arctic.
Let’s get the whole family outdoors to enjoy the free Keeping GA Wild Family Festival at the Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center (CEWC) near Mansfield, Georgia, scheduled for Sat., May 18, 2024 (9 am – 2 pm).
The Georgia Board of Natural Resources on April 24 named a former congressman as the recipient of the 2023 Rock Howard Conservation Achievement Award during its meeting on Jekyll Island.
Public input is important and valuable in the development and implementation of state regulations, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division.
The Paulding County Emergency Management Agency is sponsoring a Search and Rescue Training Exercise on 4/27/2024. This exercise will provide participants with an opportunity to assess capabilities, plans, policies and procedures relating to lost/missing persons incidents. It will focus on decision-making, coordination, and integration with other organizations during a search. The expected outcome of the exercise is to enhance search and rescue operations capabilities and strengthen interagency coordination.
The 18th annual Georgia Youth Birding Competition drew over 100 young birders to Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center Saturday, with teams reporting a combined 189 species.
Sick birds are occasionally reported in backyards across Georgia. A common denominator in these incidents is feeders and feeding areas that are not cleaned regularly.
The Canada goose adapts easily to different environments, from open farmland and rural reservoirs to suburban neighborhood ponds, office complexes, parks and other developed areas. This ability to adapt sometimes puts them in close quarters with people, which could lead to an increase in geese interactions, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (GADNR WRD).
Several Georgia State Park and Historic Site employees were honored yesterday during a Rangers Conference at Fort Yargo State Park in Winder. Assistant managers, interpretive rangers, maintenance rangers and golf superintendents participated in training activities, team building and sharing ideas. An awards ceremony celebrated the efforts of those who make more than 60 sites outstanding destinations for Georgia’s citizens and visitors. Learn more about these attractions operated by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources at GaStateParks.org.
Fort Yargo State Park in Winder has closed its popular swimming beach and day-use area for a major renovation project this year. Once complete in mid-2025, park visitors will enjoy a larger swimming beach, more parking, a new pavilion, picnic areas and more. Hiking and biking trails, cottages, campsites, yurts, boat ramps and group facilities will remain open during construction.
Georgia residents will be able to book accommodations 14 months in advance at sites operated by Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites, one month earlier than out-of-state visitors. This includes newly renovated full hookup campsites at Vogel, historic CCC cottages at F.D. Roosevelt and yurts at Cloudland Canyon.
The Coastal Resources Division (CRD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources today released the 10th annual Coastal Georgia Ecosystem Report Card.
Twelve schoolchildren have been announced as statewide winners in the Give Wildlife a Chance Poster Contest.
Exciting news out of Northwest Georgia this week with the establishment of a new state record rock bass.
A collaboration of local and state government and community partners is set to host an open house event aimed at informing and engaging the public on vital flood management strategies for the Lanier Boulevard corridor in Brunswick.
Six lucky anglers, drawn at random from participants who either donated fish carcasses or reported tagged fish during 2022 and 2023, have been rewarded for their participation in the Georgia Cooperative Angler Program.