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The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced the selection of the 2024-2025 Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Program “Conserve Georgia” grants for conservation and outdoor recreation proj

Social Circle, GA

Are your waters safe from invaders?

Gainesville, Ga.

Trout stocking trucks are rolling right now to stock your favorite North Georgia waterways. When is your next fishing trip?

Brunswick, Ga.

With sea turtle and manatee sightings on the rise on Georgia’s coast, boaters should be on the lookout for these big and rare animals.

Social Circle, GA

Wait!

Social Circle, GA

When can you get in the woods to get a gobbler?

SOCIAL CIRCLE, GA

Before the statewide turkey season opens, youth and mobility-impaired hunters get an early chance to harvest a gobbler on private lands during a special opportunity turkey season on March 22-23, 20

Social Circle, GA

Good news: You have more time to comment on Georgia’s draft 2025 State Wildlife Action Plan, a statewide strategy that guides the conservation of everything from manatees to monarch butterflies.

SOCIAL CIRCLE, GA

As spring nears and the weather warms, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources is reminding Georgians that clean bird feeders mean less health risks for birds.

Social Circle, GA

Eight budding bird artists have been selected as T-shirt Art Contest winners in Georgia’s 19th annual Youth Birding Competition, the state Department of Natural Resources announced today.

Bass fishing is a favorite activity at Paradise Public Fishing Area (PFA), located in Enigma, Ga., and fisheries management staff with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resource

Social Circle, GA

If you value Georgia’s wildlife and wild places, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources wants to know what you think about a newly updated strategy aimed at making sure our state stays wild.

ATLANTA, GA

SOCIAL CIRCLE, GA

Winner, winner, fish for dinner! Congratulations to Michael Mooney of Grovetown, GA (Columbia County) on winning the Grand Prize for the 2024 Georgia Bass Slam. 

SOCIAL CIRCLE, GA

Invasive snails found around the state can cause harm to aquatic environments, and to public health (if consumed).

Social Circle, GA

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) has confirmed through the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories th