Outdoor Activities

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (310+ words) AUGUSTA, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) - For the past four years, CORBA, or Community for Outdoor Recreation, Biking, and Adventure, has hosted its Coon Fork 40 event, bringing cyclists from across Wisconsin and beyond to ride the trails. "It's going to be 80 degrees,…...

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, 3+ day ago   (697+ words) Birding is growing in popularity across Georgia, where backyards, parks and green spaces offer opportunities to spot everything from soaring raptors to colorful song birds. “There are so many things to love about birding,” Brooke Michael, communications coordinator at Birds…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (82+ words) The century plant, or Agave americana, is a large succulent native to Mexico. It produces a single, tall flowering stalk before dying, a process known as being monocarpic. New plants grow from suckers... Currently, one of my favorite flowers is…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (205+ words) Just over 1 in 10 Georgians fish, according to the state department of natural resources. But the agency is looking to expand those numbers with a handful of events and opportunities open to all residents. There are three free fishing days when…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (715+ words) My colleague, “Wild Georgia” columnist Charles Seabrook, is one of the all-time great treasures of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He retired from the AJC in 2005, but his weekly column extolling the state’s natural beauty has continued to run for a staggeringly…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (186+ words) GEORGIA — Hunters in Georgia can begin applying electronically for most quota hunts starting June 1, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division announced. Available hunts include select youth, deer, alligator, waterfowl and dove events at Wildlife Management Areas and…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (532+ words) Paddle Georgia, the Peach State’s annual week-long canoe and kayak camping expedition, will travel from the Appalachian Mountains of north Georgia through the ridges and valleys of northwest Georgia along the Cartecay, Coosawattee, Oostanaula and Coosa rivers June 14-20. Registration closes…...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago   (759+ words) Augusta-Area Private Golf Clubs That Welcome Masters Week Guest Play Forbes Augusta-Area Private Golf Clubs That Welcome Masters Week Guest Play Every year around this time, thousands of golf fans (er, patrons) and avid recreational golfers from around the country…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (721+ words) Aquatic invasive species can cause significant economic and ecological harm in Georgia, and state officials are asking for the public’s help in combating them. By displacing or outcompeting native plants and animals, non-native aquatic nuisance species can damage boats and…...