nature
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Orlando
Hour-by-Hour: How to Spend a Full Day at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
One debate among vacationers at Walt Disney World is if Animal Kingdom Theme Park is a half-day or full-day park. There’s more to do here than you might think. Here’s an itinerary for what to do, see and eat at the park, from open to close. Students in a travel…
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Health
How Getting Communities To Fall In Love With Nature Will Be The Key to Saving It
Love is in the air. Or is it just smog? Efforts to combat climate change often educate people on steps they can take toward sustainability, but even with the knowledge, getting people to actually change their daily habits and personal routines can be harder to instill. Understanding the need for…
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Northeast Georgia News
UPDATE: Bald Eagle Dies from Lead Poisoning
Georgia Department of Natural Resources Communications Manager Mark McKinnon confirms to Grady Newsource that the eagle was not shot but rather died from lead poisoning. “No foul play is expected now. There is currently no investigation. Just an unfortunate event,” McKinnon said. Upon further examination, the pellets were found in…
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COVID-19 Coverage
Coping with COVID-19: Researching, Reflecting on Love and Life During A Pandemic
According to the CDC, one of the best and only lines of defense we currently have against COVID-19 is social distancing, isolation and quarantining. Staying 6 feet apart and avoiding groups/crowded places is essential to protecting ourselves and others from the virus, as well as flattening the curve globally. However,…
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Athens-Clarke County
Long-Awaited Firefly Trail Takes First Steps in Athens
After nearly seven years of planning, the much anticipated Firefly Trail is finally being built. The Firefly Trail, a proposed 39-mile rail-trail, will be constructed along the now abandoned historic route of the Georgia railroad running from Athens to Union Point. When finished, it will be the 3rd longest trail…
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Athens-Clarke County
Why Some Whit Davis Elementary Schoolers Think Nature is Important
ATHENS — Seven Whit Davis Elementary schoolers are district winners for an art competition called "Greenfest."