MARCH 30TH BRINGS OPENING DAY OF SEASONAL TROUT STREAMS
Tweet Special to the Journal GAINESVILLE, Ga. – Cold-water north Georgia streams are receiving plenty of trout stockings in time for the opening day of seasonal trout streams Saturday, March 30, 2013. In all, more than 1 million trout will be stocked by the end of this year, thanks to efforts by the Georgia Department [...]
Read More →STATEWIDE TURKEY HUNTING SEASON OPENS MARCH 23
Tweet SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. – Springtime is noisy! The clucking, the strutting, the yelping . . . and that’s just the hunters preparing for the opening of turkey hunting season in Georgia. The highly anticipated day is Saturday, Mar. 23 and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division expects that the 2013 season [...]
Read More →GEORGIA’S TOP SCHOOL ARCHERY TEAMS HEADED TO STATE
Tweet Regional champs take aim in Perry for 7th annual state archery tournament Special to the Journal PERRY, Ga. – More than 600 students from the top school archery teams in the state will compete March 13 in the 7th annual National Archery in the Schools Georgia state tournament.
Read More →Rare azaleas blooming in southwest Georgia park
Tweet Lumpkin, GA, July 5, 2011 – Providence Canyon State Park in Lumpkin, Georgia is a great place to visit during summer to view awesome displays of the protected Plum Leaf Azalea. This species, which grows more naturally in the wild at Providence Canyon than anywhere in the world, is normally in bloom from the [...]
Read More →$2.1 Million in Recreational Trails Grants To Benefit Georgians
Tweet ATLANTA, April 14, 2011– The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently awarded $2.1 million in Recreational Trails Program grants to 25 government agencies. The grants will assist with the construction and maintenance of trails and trailheads throughout the state.
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