Sandy Creek Nature Center
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Athens-Clarke County
Archeology Program Enters New Phase: UGA Students, Community Search for People of the Past
A local team of students are digging up the past to find clues about the present. Students and faculty at the University of Georgia are researching the history of Sandy Creek Park. The place that is known today as a nature center was once a factory producing bricks for buildings…
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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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Athens-Clarke County
Sandy Creek Nature Center to Hold Tree Planting Day
ATHENS, Ga.- Sandy Creek Nature Center wants residents to come out and plant trees this Saturday. The event is part of a long term Managed Forest Project at Sandy Creek Nature Center. The project will convert 30 acres of low-quality wildlife habitat into a managed forest. Over 25 years ago,…
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Athens-Clarke County
Nature Program Brings Babies, Animals Together
ATHENS, GA - The Sandy Creek Nature Center hosts Babies and Beasties, a program where toddlers can learn and see animals in the wild.