Tag: resources

Sep 05 2012

Flat Shoals Plus 136 Years

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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Full report by: Michael Wolfe, Regional Outreach Coordinator and member of the Board of Directors, North American Native Fishes Association In the summer of 1876, ichthyologist David Starr Jordan and his assistant,...

Jul 25 2012

Fishing

Fish, Fish and More Fish

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division recently traveled to the Chattooga River to lead one of the state’s largest fish sampling surveys of the year. Joining the survey was the South...

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...

May 15 2012

Fishing

Pickens County Enjoys a Great Day of Fishing

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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By: David Gregory, Wildlife Resources Division Senior Wildlife Biologist The Wildlife Resources Division hosted its Pickens County Sportsmans Club Kids Fishing Event this past weekend. This 3-day fishing rodeo was...

Mar 28 2012

Conservation, Fishing

Lake Sturgeon Inhabiting Native Waters Again

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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Thanks to Georgia Department of Natural Resources stocking efforts, lake sturgeon are once again inhabiting their native waters in the Coosa River basin. Wiped out in the 1960s, this prehistoric...