Georgia Eco Digest

Fernbank Museum hosts Reptile Day on August 22, 2026, from 10 AM to 1 PM, giving families direct encounters with native snakes, lizards, and...

Medicine River, a new public artwork by Muscogee (Creek) artist Starr Hardridge, uses the Ocmulgee River as metaphor to heal land and bind Macon...

Georgia's peach industry faces mounting pressure from reduced chill hours and earlier blooms.

• Average chill hours have dropped 130 over 50 years,...

Peachtree Corners is moving from planning to action on its deer overpopulation, with USDA Wildlife Services now contacting property owners for a...

Two Georgia communities are securing major grants to expand trails, yet both face pressure to address real-world safety and accessibility issues.

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At CapyFriends Cafe in Helen, visitors interact with capybaras and other exotics while animals eat and relax, creating memorable learning moments.
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Two grassroots initiatives are teaming up to bolster Georgia's struggling pollinators. Brookhaven's Piedmont Prairies restore native habitats in city...

The Tilden L. Norris Marshwalk in St. Marys gives visitors an elevated wooden path directly into Georgia's coastal salt marshes, offering close views...

Georgia's persistent heat and dryness today tie directly into record drought across the ACF basin.

• Daily conditions: Hot and dry statewide, with...

At CapyFriends Cafe in Helen's North Georgia Wildlife and Safari Park, visitors feed capybaras and other exotic species while staff teach about...

Georgia gardeners can create vital stopovers for the endangered monarch's epic fall journey by focusing on late-blooming nectar sources and host...

Georgia's rapid approval of data center diesel generator permits has intensified fights over transparency and pollution.

• 20 minor-source permits...

The U.S. Forest Service proposal to rescind the Roadless Rule would expose 63,000 acres of Georgia's Chattahoochee National Forest to logging and...

Local governments across Georgia are launching targeted initiatives to shield residents from extreme heat and other climate shocks.

• Valdosta...

A lightning-sparked wildfire on Wassaw Island has expanded to about 340 acres and may continue burning for two to three weeks without several inches...

Green infrastructure such as French drains and landscaped roofs can slow and absorb stormwater, reducing pressure on overwhelmed sewer systems during...

Georgia's feral swine are causing $150 million in annual damages and have spread to all 159 counties.

• They uproot habitats, destroy nesting sites,...

• Sensitive groups at risk include children, older adults, and people with heart or lung disease.
• Limit prolonged outdoor exertion especially in...

A new Forest Service proposal would rescind the Roadless Rule, exposing 63,000 acres of protected wild forest in Georgia to road-building and logging....

Dove season phase one opens Sept. 5, following squirrel season's launch of the 2026 hunting calendar and setting the stage before archery deer season begins.