Archive By Section - Outdoors/Recreation
WAYCROSS - Designed with everything outdoors in mind, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division's 3-day archery camp aims to educate and engage adventurous youth. Registration is now open for the camp, which is scheduled for Tuesday-Thursday, June 1-3, at Laura S. Walker State Park in Waycross, Georgia.
May 24, 2010
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Staff report
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Outdoors/Recreation
While fishing in the surf off Ossabaw Island Capt. Eric Adamski of GeorgiaSaltwaterCharters.com brought a bull redfish to the boat. In fact, Adamski caught three of these huge fish that day.
May 20, 2010
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Special to the Courier
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Outdoors/Recreation
Turtles may crawl out of their shells in cartoons, but not in real life. A turtle's backbone is built into the top of its shell, which is called the carapace. When threatened, a turtle often pulls in its head, tail and legs for protection.
May 17, 2010
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Staff report
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Outdoors/Recreation
Well, hello, friends and fellow anglers. I hope everything is going fine in your world.
May 17, 2010
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Donny Branch
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Outdoors/Recreation
The Georgia Forestry Commission has been awarded a federal grant that enhances the safety of residents by strengthening the agency's forest arson investigation program.
May 17, 2010
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Special to the Courier
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Outdoors/Recreation
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service acting Director Rowan Gould recently announced $12.8 million will be awarded to 31 states under the Clean Vessel Act grant program in 2010. The grants will be used to fund the construction and installation of sewage pump-out facilities and floating restrooms, to purchase pump-out boats and to provide educational programs for recreational boaters, as they have been since the program's inception in the early 1990s.
May 17, 2010
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Staff report
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Outdoors/Recreation
After wintering in Mexico and Central America, ruby-throated hummingbirds are appearing again in Georgia. Welcome them with some fresh sugar solution in a clean hummingbird feeder (basin-style feeders are easier to keep clean than the inverted bottle kind). Just dissolve one part sugar in four parts water and cool before filling your feeder.
May 10, 2010
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Special to the Courier
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Outdoors/Recreation
War of Jenkins' Ear:
May 10, 2010
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Special to the Courier
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Outdoors/Recreation
STATESBORO - Last week the Ogeechee Riverkeeper organization released the results of a fish collection to test for mercury levels in area streams. The report, titled "Protect Yourself and Your Family from Mercury Pollution," provides critical information on the levels of mercury in area fish. Mercury is a toxic pollutant that can cause birth defects and other problems in developing babies and young children if their mothers eat the contaminated fish.
May 10, 2010
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Special to the Courier
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Outdoors/Recreation
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is supporting the joint response to the Mississippi Canyon 252 oil spill with experienced specialists, land managers and support personnel.
May 10, 2010
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Special to the Courier
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Outdoors/Recreation
Hello, everyone. I hope all is well. What fine weather we have for some good fishing. I have a few reports from around the Coastal Empire and the greater Southeast.
May 03, 2010
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Donny Branch
Special to the Courier
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Outdoors/Recreation
FORSYTH - Nearly one-third of Georgia's 159 counties had bald eagles nesting this year, a count bolstered by steady increases in eagle nests and young across the state.
May 03, 2010
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Special to the Courier
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Outdoors/Recreation
WASHINGTON - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar recently announced nearly $66 million in grants to enable states to work with private landowners, conservation organizations and other partners to protect and conserve the habitat of threatened and endangered species.
May 03, 2010
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Special to the Courier
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Outdoors/Recreation
TYBEE ISLAND - Saturday, April 24, join young and old alike for the 6th annual Turtle Trot-5K Beach Run.
April 20, 2010
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Staff
Report
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Outdoors/Recreation
AUGUSTA (AP) - Jason Moak, senior research scientist for the Southeastern Natural Sciences Academy, and other scientists are monitoring the annual shortnose sturgeon migration in the Savannah River.
April 19, 2010
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Staff report
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Outdoors/Recreation
