In 1973, then Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter paddled the Chattooga River with Claude Terry. Carter pushed to have a stretch of the river designated as a National Wild and Scenic River System. (Doug ...

Tucked along Georgia's coast where the Altamaha River meets the Atlantic, you'll find a little town that feels like stepping ...

Boating enthusiasts and representatives of the recreational boating industry are asking Georgia lawmakers to separate the right to float along the state’s rivers and streams from hunting and fishing.

The Athens-based Georgia Rivers Network is organizing in opposition to legislation expected to under consideration in the session that starts next month: lawmakers are looking at a measure the Rivers ...

A slate of 14 guided canoe and kayak trips, ranging from explorations of the blackwater Okefenokee Swamp in South Georgia to whitewater thrills on the Chattahoochee River in North Georgia are on tap ...

While millions pass over it without realizing, Georgia’s most beautiful rivers run through the state, quietly beneath the surface. According to a recent Southern Living feature, the Flint River is one ...

Mercury persists in fish across Middle Georgia rivers. Growing power demand and regulatory delays may slow progress, keeping ...

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - As the Georgia General Assembly wrestles with where Georgians have the legal right to boat, the Athens-based river advocacy group Georgia River Network aims to use its annual ...

MADISON COUNTY, Ga. — During the late spring into the early summer, the Broad River glows with something rare and wild: thousands of delicate white blooms stretching across shallow, rushing shoals.

FOLKSTON, Ga. — Members of the Georgia State House have once again introduced bills to protect the Okefenokee Swamp from mining threats. The Okefenokee was named a National Wildlife Refuge in 1937, ...

In 1973, then Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter paddled on the Chattooga River with Claude Terry, completing the first-ever tandem canoe descent of the challenging Bull Sluice rapids. He pushed to have a ...