Tag: Habitat

Aug 20 2020

Georgia Wildlife

The Go-To Grape for Wildlife

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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By Terry W. Johnson, writer of the Backyard Wildlife Connection blog. Featured image: Muscadine grapes on vine. Photo credit: Terry W. Johnson We will never know how long people have relished the...

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Mar 14 2014

Conservation, Hunting

DNR, Partners are Busy Burning

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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The week of the Tallulah Gorge burn proved a busy one statewide for restoring habitats with prescribed fire.  Fire management officer Shan Cammack says crews burned more than 5,000 acres,...

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Mar 12 2013

Conservation, Hunting

Ping Pong Balls and Helicopter Help DNR Burn Over 5,000 Acres

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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What does it take to conduct prescribe burns? For Region IV of Wildlife Resources Division’s Game Management Section, it took a helicopter and some ping pong balls. 4,947 acres were...

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Jun 12 2012

Conservation

Growing-season Burns Helping Habitat, Wildlife

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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After nearly two decades of working with growing-season burns, Alan Isler knows the short- and long-term effects. Isler, a DNR wildlife resource manager and former Georgia Forestry Commission employee, has...

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May 07 2012

Fishing

Increasing Fish Habitat on Lake Allatoona

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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By: Jim Hakala, Wildlife Resources Division Fisheries Biologist A group of angler volunteers, under the direction of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and US Army Corps of Engineers, were working hard this...

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Jan 11 2012

Fishing

Christmas Trees Create Bass Fishing Opportunities

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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Did you ever think your old Christmas tree could help you catch more bass?  Christmas trees can be used to improve near-shore fish habitats, which is why the Marietta Bassmasters installed...

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