Category: Conservation

Jul 22 2016

Taking Inventory of Nests

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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As part of #7Days4SeaTurtles, DNR sea turtle technician Sara Weaver is posting about her work this week on Sapelo Island. Today was a longer day than usual. I’m generally finished...

Jul 21 2016

Conservation, Georgia Wildlife

On a Day off, Nest Survey Details

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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As part of #7Days4SeaTurtles, DNR sea turtle technician Sara Weaver is posting about her work this week on Sapelo Island. Today was my off day so Mark Dodd, DNR Sea...

Jul 20 2016

Conservation, Georgia Wildlife

Record Nest Follows Full Moon Vigil

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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As part of #7Days4SeaTurtles, DNR sea turtle technician Sara Weaver is posting about her work this week on Sapelo Island. Last night and this morning were especially fun. I took...

Jul 19 2016

Conservation, Georgia Wildlife

An Easy Day and New Life

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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As part of #7Days4SeaTurtles, DNR sea turtle technician Sara Weaver is posting about her work this week on Sapelo Island. Today was an especially easy day on patrol at Sapelo...

Jul 18 2016

Conservation, Georgia Wildlife

A Sea Turtle Tech’s Summer on Sapelo

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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Hi, my name is Sara Weaver, and I work on Sapelo Island as a Georgia DNR sea turtle technician. I’ve been interested in turtles since December 2014, when I visited...

Jun 15 2016

Conservation, Georgia Wildlife

Plant Partnerships Spur Hope for Battlefield Survivor

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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It’s understandable if on May 13, 1864, Confederate troops camped along a shady slope near Resaca paid little attention to the scattered plants flowering white and blue across the forest...

May 31 2016

Conservation, Georgia Wildlife

Nest Boxes, Rabun Gap Students Offer Hellbenders Helping Hand

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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Eastern hellbenders will get new homes and other help through a six-state project powered by a federal grant and – in northeast Georgia – middle and high school students fascinated...

May 07 2016

Conservation, Georgia Wildlife

Man at Work: DNR’s Danny Smith Marks 50 Years with State

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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As part of Public Service Recognition Week, here’s a look at one of Wildlife Resources’ many exemplary employees. Danny Smith tried retiring once. It didn’t last. So at 71 and...

Apr 18 2016

Conservation, Georgia Wildlife

Georgia Botanical Society’s ‘Year of the Bog’ Raises Profile of Coastal Plain Bogs

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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Coastal Plain herbaceous bogs have been described as small, rare jewels – one of the highest-priority habitats for rare plant conservation in Georgia.

Apr 06 2016

Conservation, Georgia Wildlife

Year 2 of Tagging Right Whales in the Southeast

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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By Dr. Russ Andrews For the second year, researchers from Alaska traveled to the southeastern U.S. to work with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation...