August 2010
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Bryan Schroeder: Georgia Conservancy's HikeHub -... →
Raven Cliff Falls
Scenic, approachable, well-traveled hiking/camping destination.
If you are looking for a fantastic day trip – or an overnight camping trip – Raven Cliff Falls is a great place to start. Located north of Cleveland and west of Helen in the Chattahoochee National Forrest –…
July 2010
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PROFILE SavannahGreen: Hello, My Name is... →
Welcome, glad to have you with us. For those of you who have been following Profile Savannah Green since early Spring, please accept my formal apology for not introducing myself. Where are my manners?
I’m Summer Teal Simpson, coastal programs and outreach coordinator with the Georgia Conservancy….
June 2010
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120 Miles off Ossabaw Island, May 28, 2010.
By Pierre Howard
Our boat left Charleston harbor in the dark at 4:30 AM headed into Georgia waters. After about three hours of steady riding on a calm sea, we crossed into Georgia at about 120 miles off Ossabaw Island.
The trip with five friends was made to photograph rare seabirds that congregate in the Gulf Stream in summer- birds that nest on islands far to the south and then spend the...
May 2010
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There is a buzz at the Georgia Conservancy
Georgia Conservancy V.P. of Advancement, Ric Felker, set up his first bee colony last Thursday with help from a member from Heard County, Jimmy Pressley. Ric and Jimmy are part of a small but growing movement to help the declining bee population.
Honeybees worldwide are falling prey to problems including disease, pests and the mysterious colony collapse disorder. Some scientists estimate a...
April 2010
2 posts
Message from our partners: WAWA
Have you ever looked at a precious photo and wished you could sharpen the color or touch up the background and still hold onto the integrity of the image and the memory it invokes? The West Atlanta Watershed Alliance may have that opportunity in one of our adopted watersheds. We steward the watersheds of three creeks in West Atlanta: Utoy, Sandy, and Proctor Creeks. Through our current project...
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Signs of Spring at Sweetwater Creek State Park
It’s always good to get back to your roots. Yesterday, April 1, I slipped out to one of my favorite state parks, Sweetwater Creek- located just west of Atlanta in Douglas County near I-20 West. The redbuds are just coming out, a bit late since all spring plants seem to be about two weeks late statewide this year.
The woods still look bare, but along Sweetwater Creek on a high rocky bank, I...
March 2010
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Georgia tries goodwill to end water crisis (AP... →
A step forward for Water Conservation in Georgia
Keeping tabs on the capitol: “Water Stewardship” passes unanimously out of the House Natural Resources committee The House version of the Governor’s “Water Stewardship Act of 2010” passed unanimously out of the House Natural Resources committee today. House Bill 1094 (http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2009_10/sum/hb1094.htm) could be on the House floor next week for...
Big Chicken Attacks the Brown Thrasher! Sign a...
Big Chicken Attacks the Brown Thrasher! Sign a Petition to Save the Brown Thrasher!
Big Chicken last week launched a broadside attack against the noble Brown Thrasher, the state bird of Georgia. A Georgia purveyor of chicken parts announced a drive to get the Georgia General Assembly to throw the Brown Thrasher out like a dishrag and replace it with a new state bird- the chicken! Yes, you read...
February 2010
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Pierre's Georgia Conservancy Blog: Marbled... →
The Marbled Murrelet will remain a threatened species and thus continue to be protected by the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced in January. The decision was based on continued declines in California, Oregon, and Washington of up to 34 percent from 2001-2008. The…
NYT Times Article about Ft. Stewart & Red-cockaded... →
Salute to the U.S. Army: Ft. Stewart a Haven for...
Ft. Stewart, a sprawling 280,000 acre military reservation near Savannah that is the home to the 3rd Infantry Division of the U.S. Army. It covers parts of Liberty, Bryan, Long, Evans and Tattnall Counties, with its largest acreage in Liberty and Bryan. Ft. Stewart is best known for training our soldiers, and many Ft. Stewart trainees are now in Iraq and Afghanistan in defense of our country. But...
Legistlative update #4 from Georgia Conservancy
This is legislative update #4 from the Georgia Conservancy’s advocacy team, led by Will Wingate, Vice President of Advocacy & Land Conservation.
WATER
- Senate Bill 370, House Bill 1094
http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2009_10/sum/sb370.htm
http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2009_10/sum/hb1094.htm
These identical bills are commonly known as the Governor’s Water Bills. The Senate...
Georgia Conservancy's YES featured in news story →
Cumberland Island service weekend in the Tribune &... →
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Winter birds - the Tundra Swan
Winter is the best time to see rare and uncommon birds in Georgia. In summer, most birds are on their breeding grounds, but in winter, they sometimes show up in unusual places because of weather events and vagrancy. One beautiful species that visits Georgia in small numbers in winter is the Tundra Swan, like the one that showed up on a small pond in Rome, Georgia, home of our Membership Director...
January 2010
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First winter female Virginia's Warbler
John and Kate Swirderski of Valdosta had been enjoying a winter hummingbird at their home in north Valdosta - a Ruby-throated. But imagine their surprise when they saw a Virginia’s Warbler on the feeder just a couple of feet from their window. Since their discovery, hordes of visitors have seen the rare warbler, which is still visiting the feeder regularly. It sips the nectar and also...
Hummingbirds in winter? Yes!
On January 5th, I photographed this first winter Buff-bellied Hummingbird at the home of Richard Armstrong on St. Simons Island, Georgia. It is the second Buff-bellied Hummingbird recorded in Georgia. The species is native to the Rio Grande Valley in extreme south Texas, and it is rare for one to show up as far east as Georgia.
Some of you may not know that keeping hummingbird feeders filled with...
September 2009
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Endangered species seen on member trip!
Here is the story from the website - I was so excited to see my first endangered species!
Endangered species seen on the Georgia Conservancy membership trip to the Conasauga.
On July 25, 2009, the Georgia Conservancy led a snorkeling trip to the crystal clear waters of the Conasauga River. While snorkeling in the river, Jim Herrig, Forest Aquatic Biologist for the Cherokee National Forest spotted...
August 2009
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