By Terry W. Johnson, writer of the Backyard Wildlife Connection blog. Featured image: Sassafras in fall color. Photo credit: Terry W. Johnson For those of us who do not live in north...
Flatwoods salamanders come in two varieties: frosted and reticulated. Both can be found in longleaf pine ecosystems in Georgia, and both are facing a grim future. Flatwoods salamanders rely on...
Two of the bird world’s youngest rock stars are turning heads, and binoculars, on Georgia’s coast. The young piping plovers spotted last week – one on Cumberland Island, the other...
Though we didn’t flock to the Youth Birding Competition this year due to the pandemic, hopefully this virtual tour of birds from the competition’s T-shirt Art Contest will help brighten...
Prescribed fire is a topic that can range from modelling smoke plumes to gauging how much controlled burns reduce the risk of wildfires. But what can be lost in the...
By Terry W. Johnson, writer of the Backyard Wildlife Connection blog. Featured image: Hummingbirds at feeder. Photo credit: Terry W. Johnson As far as many Georgia hummingbird fanciers are concerned,...
By PETER DIMMICK, PAULA MARCINEK and DEB WEILER Studying fish and other aquatic species is often difficult, especially if the species you’re searching for is rare and access to habitat...
Written by Denise Shepherd When I was first assigned to cover a freshwater mussel survey, I wondered why I should care about a ‘shell in the mud?’ Then I met...
Written by WRD biologist Anna Yellin What are the weeds growing in my garden? What is that interesting mushroom in the woods? These are some of the questions that can be...