Ever wondered why alligators and wading birds make great neighbors? We’re all guilty of “spying” on our neighbors once in a while, but with the new season of Georgia Outdoors, premiering Wednesday, February 3 with “Herons and Heroes” and “Crashing Water,” viewers won’t have to “spy” to gain an amazing view of all that Georgia’s natural environment has to offer.

Now airing in high definition for the first time, the new look of Georgia Outdoors also includes the addition of host and producer Sharon Collins. Collins, an Emmy-winning correspondent and former anchor for CNN, most recently served as host of “Down to Earth,” a regular feature on CNN Headlines News. Collins was also a host, producer and correspondent for CNN’s award winning weekly environmental program “Earth Matters.” She is joined on the Georgia Outdoors production team by GPB’s Emmy award-winning director of photography, Shane Keating, and CINE Gold Eagle award-winning editor Aaron Stewart.

Sharon Collins is an Emmy winning correspondent and former anchor for CNN. She most recently served as Host of Down to Earth, a regular feature on CNN Headlines News. Prior to that she was a correspondent producer for CNN prime time shows, NewsStand and American Edge.

Collins was also a host, producer and correspondent for CNN’s award winning weekly environmental program Earth Matters. She was awarded an Emmy for her contribution to the CNN special In Nature’s Wake, a program detailing floods in the Mississippi River Valley. Collins also received a CableACE Award for her work in the production of a 90-minute Earth Summit special, which aired on TBS.

Before joining CNN Collins was Managing Editor for WSET-TV in the Lynchburg-Roanoke market.