The next time you want to take in some of Georgia’s natural beauty at one of its state parks, it could cost you a little more. Or at least it will if the Board of Natural Resources signs off Tuesday on a proposal to raise fees.
Georgia just wrapped up its first summer oyster harvest season. Traditionally, oyster harvesting was limited to cooler months, with the season closing from May 1 to Sept. 30, when bacteria harmful to humans, like Vibrio vulnificus and Vibrio parahaemolyticus, are most active. New regulations passed by the Georgia Board of Natural Resources’ Coastal Resources Division now permit closed-season harvesting under strict conditions.
Glynn County has not turned off controversial lighting at the I-95 exit for Buc-ee’s convenience store despite getting written permission to do so earlier this month from the Georgia Department of Transportation.
Georgia ranks eighth among states with the most snake species, according to the World Population Review, but only seven out of 47 are venomous. Despite this, it is illegal to kill non-venomous snakes and most nongame animals in the state of Georgia.
With the traditional summer vacation season getting underway, Georgia continues to suffer from a chronic shortage of game wardens to serve its 2 million hunters and 600,000 to 700,000 anglers.
State officials warn that flathead catfish are invading another Georgia river, sparking fears that the predator will threaten native fish included the prized redbreast sunfish.
The ex-wife of R&B singer Usher wants to drain Georgia's largest lake. Fashion designer Tameka Foster's son was fatally injured on Lake Lanier a decade ago.
In early 2022, more than 1,000 pink lady's slipper orchids were moved from along Ga. Highway 400 to other locations in Alpharetta. But it wasn't as simple as just digging up the protected species.
It takes around four hours by car to go from Savannah to Atlanta — not an easy trip to make in time for a 9 a.m. weekday meeting of the state Board of Natural Resources.
Georgia's wildlife agency is asking residents to report sightings of an invasive lizard that can pose a threat to native species. The Department of Natural Resources is trying to locate and remove South American tegus from Georgia before the lizards can thrive in greater numbers.
A sturgeon tagged and released 16 years ago was recaptured last week in northwestern Georgia, and state officials say it more than doubled in size in that time.
