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Once a year, Trout Unlimited and Chattahoochee River Keepers round up volunteers to pick up trash left behind by irresponsible miscreants who believe that’s the way the world should work. At the risk of “enabling” slobs, more civilized citizens went into the woods to carry out …
According to its website, Rivers Alive is Georgia’s annual volunteer waterway cleanup event that targets all waterways in Georgia, including streams, rivers, lakes, beaches and wetlands. The mission of Rivers Alive — a Georgia Environmental Protection Division Outreach Program — is to create awareness of and …
Hall of Fame Fishing Guide Captain Shane Watson knows where the fish are on Lake Lanier and he knows how to catch them. His amazing success today is inspirational. That success is even more inspirational when you read Shane Watson’s autobiography, Homeless to Hall of …
Four young artists are winners of the T-Shirt Art Contest in Georgia’s Youth Birding Competition, according to Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources. Art contest coordinator Linda May praised participants and stressed that the focus “isn’t just about art.” “It’s about getting kids interested in the outdoors …
The Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club has more good news for us. They’ll be hosting the Canoe Kayak Canada National Team Trials during the weekend of April 25th through the 27th at the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue. The races will begin at 8:30 AM. Friday and Saturday’s races will …
Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club (LCKC) will play host to the first-ever Gainesville/Hall Dragon Boat Challenge (GHDBC) June 7, 2014. LCKC says Dragon Boat racing is the second-most popular participation activity in the world, behind soccer. The GHBDC is designed for business, government agencies, churches …
In April of 2013, more than 550 volunteers scoured the banks of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area and Chattahoochee Bend State Park to pick up other people’s trash. They removed almost 7,500 pounds of junk that had been carelessly tossed away and left for others …
Our friends with the Lanier Striped Bass Coalition tell us April 2014 is a scale collection month. Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources Biologist Patrick O’Rouke and Fisheries Technician Chris Looney asked Lake Lanier striper anglers and fishing guides to assist them in managing the Lake Lanier …
You’re going to think this is a big fat lie or a stupidly late April Fool’s Day joke, but it’s the truth. The State of GA is preparing to take the final step toward declaring its first song ever to be recognized as the official …
A previously unknown group calling itself “Friends of Gulf Darters” believes it is in the best interests of Florida, Alabama and Georgia to end their decades long battle for water from Lake Lanier by selling Lake Lanier to the Friends of Gulf Darters for $1.00. …