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The Conasuaga River supports more rare species and is in better condition than most of the other rivers draining through the Coosa River system of northwestern Georgia. Surrounded by extensive wilderness and national forest land, the upper third of the river is in almost pristine condition. The waters of the Conasauga are home to over 90 different species of fish including the amber darter, the blue shiner, and the frecklebelly madtom. Of all of the fish, mussels, and other aquatic species of the river, 25 species are considered rare. The river also provides recreational opportunities like snorkeling, canoeing and outstanding fishing, and most important, water for agricultural, residential and industrial use.

Related Links

Conasauga River Alliance
More information about the Conasauga River

The Landowners Guide to Conservation Options
If you are a landowner and you would like more information about what you can do.

Nature Conservancy
An organization that works to save the Earth's Last Great Places, among them the Conasauga River.

Georgia Wildlife Web
Learn more about the rare and endangered fish and mussels that live in the Conasauga River.

Due to hunters' requests, Georgia passed a law allowing for a primitive weapons or "black powder" season in Georgia. This program features a shooting demonstration with these weapons followed by a black powder hunt. The program also discusses quality deer management practices and the use of food plots as a management tool.

North Georgia is a natural wonderland, full of adventure, history and great family fun. Some places, like Cloudland Canyon State Park attract large numbers of visitors. Others, like the Crockford – Pigeon Mountain Wildlife Management Area, are diamonds in the rough, known mostly by locals and hunters.

If you're interested in a little history lesson, don't miss New Echota Historic Site. With a little homework and a lot of enthusiasm this part of our beautiful state is within easy reach of us all.

Guest Host Robin Russel introduces us to women who enjoy the outdoors. We follow one young women through a Hunter Safety Course and her first deer hunt on Rum Creek WMA, then we meet a rock climbing enthusiast.

At a BOW, Becoming an Outdoor's Women, event women take classes in canoeing, fly tying, campfire cooking and orienteering. Robin also gets some shooting instruction from a top notch shooting instructor. History is made as Robin harvests her first deer during production of this program. Too bad the cameras had gone home. But, we have pictures to prove it.

Georgia's Flint River is one of the southeastern United States' greatest natural resources. Over 125 of its 220 total miles are free-flowing as it traverses the state from the Atlanta Metro Area to its confluence with the Chattahoochee. As we examine the future of the state's water resources for the next century, the Flint is a pivotal watershed in which to promote conservation, ecological tourism and sustainable economic development. Georgia Outdoors plans on doing a three part series on the river for the 11th season.

This program visits two of North Georgia's most beautiful waterfalls, Tacoa Falls and Minnehaha Falls, where host Michael Skinner teaches us about landscape photography.

Then, Michael travels to Minnesota to photograph some beautiful winter wildlife. Photographing nature is one of the most popular and fascinating areas of photography. Like any craft or hobby, there is a learning curve.

With photography, applying knowledge means practice, practice means patience and perseverance. Once you have the basics then you can begin to develop your own distinct style using the elements of exposure and composition. And, as most photographers will tell you, a little bit of luck never hurts!

Ducks are a favorite game bird among hunters today and they have been for hundreds of years.

Even if you're not a hunter, ducks are part of our collective consciousness about the natural world. Their migration calls herald the passing of the seasons and for most people, they are instantly identifiable in flight. Whether it's the "daffy" bill at the end of their noses or the flock of birds bobbing like corks in the water we all know, "It's a duck!"

This program features a Altamaha draw hunt on Butler Island, a Georgia State Champion duck caller and a young wildlife artist who won his first Junior Duck Stamp award when her was ten years old.

As well as being man's best friend, dogs are also man's best hunting buddy. This show features frisbee dogs, herding dogs and just plain companion dogs in the first segment. Also in this segment host Michael Skinner will learn how hard it can be to be a sheep-herding dog.

Part two features the heros of Georgia's Search and Rescue teams, or SARDOGS.

We'll also visit with retired veterinarian Wilbur Dellinger in hopes that he'll share his vast knowledge of the hunting breeds.

Related Links

(SAR) Dogs
Learn more about Georgia's Search and Rescue (SAR) Dogs.

United States Humane Society, Savannah Humane Society, Gwinnett Humane Society, Rome/Floyd County Humane Society
Don't buy a dog – rescue a dog! To learn more visit one of these websites.

Atlanta Dog Works
How did Greg Tresan ever train Michael Skinner to be a sheep-herder?

Camping was once simply a way life in America. The campsite was either a dwelling or just a place to bed down for the night. Early explorers, hunters, travelers and "cowboys of the old west" set up camp every night and certainly didn't think of it as the recreational pastime we enjoy today.

Part one of this program features a family that rents camping equipment from Geared To Go. Part two is a shopping trip both on the cheap at an army surplus store and then at a top notch outdoors gear retailer. Coastal naturalist Cathy Sakas takes us coastal camping in part three.

Georgia's urban areas can be full of surprises for outdoor adventurers. All it takes is a little get up and go. Most of us know about outdoor destinations like Zoo Atlanta, Fernbank Science Center and Stone Mountain, but there are also innumerable hiking trails, bird watching forests, trout fishing and great paddling are all within a short drive of the city.

This week Georgia Outdoors features The Elatchee Nature Science center near Gainesville, Fernbank Science center in Atlanta and The Buford Hatchery where families can help restock Georgia's streams. Next time viewers want some after work recreation, they can take a short drive to the Chattahoochee, or even Piedmont Park for a little fishing.