2+ week, 1+ day ago   (324+ words) Georgia is no stranger to invasive species, with kudzu, Japanese knotweed, the spotted lanternfly, Argentine tegus and more threatening the state. Now, there’s a new entrant to the list: the pasture mealybug. Houseplant enthusiasts may already be familiar with a…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (547+ words) Georgia officials are working to stop the spread of the invasive yellow-legged hornet before it causes deeper harm to the state's bees, farms, and food systems. So far this year, the state has trapped 866 hornets and eradicated 44 nests, an early…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (476+ words) Georgia officials are offering online training in the fight against aquatic invasive species, which can cause economic and ecological harm. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division is urging the public to learn more about aquatic nuisance species…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1031+ words) In late April, as Georgia faced its most intense drought in almost 20 years, nearly every corner of the state was in desperate need of rain. Water levels in many rivers and streams were at near record lows. Peach State farmers…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago   (1718+ words) Waiting for her were pitchers of sweet tea, which her family brewed using tap water. “Your family’s going through a gallon every day or two, and it’s cheap,” Bost said. “But it comes from the faucet.” As a parent, Bost…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago   (490+ words) Extreme weather events, such as intense, prolonged drought linked to climate change, can increase mosquito populations in Georgia. And scientists warn that warming temperatures are driving north the mosquito breeds typically associated with environments south of the equator. “Mosquito larvae…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (166+ words) The Washington Post The state plans to buy about 4,000 acres near Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge from a conservation group, which acquired the land to halt a proposed titanium mine. For years, the thousands of acres of land at the edge…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (374+ words) The Georgia Department of Natural Resources announced it would be funding more than a dozen conservation and outdoor recreation projects this year. The 14 projects will receive $33.2 million from the state, with award grant recipients matching the funds for an additional…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (58+ words) Augusta leaders are done with the current way of grass cutting in the city and are preparing to turn all landscape maintenance over to the new Grounds Management Department... Augusta leaders are done with the current way of grass cutting…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago   (511+ words) Next year’s legislative session is still months away, but conservationists are already ramping up the pressure on Gov. Brian Kemp to support measures they say would permanently protect the Okefenokee Swamp from mining. A group of Okefenokee advocates gathered in…...