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Riverview Park's new paved path debuts Thursday with a boardwalk, river overlook and scenic wetlands along the Chattahoochee.
Dirt & Glitter takes over the old Forever 21 space Oct. 16-18, with drag queen Gigi Diamond headlining opening night.
Georgia's 2026 Leaf Watch has begun, with color creeping down the mountains at 1,000 feet a week toward Atlanta.
Crews start clearing near R.M. Clayton this week to build permeable trails and stone overlooks along Whetstone Creek.
A federal proposal could put up to eight private homes on Cumberland Island's south end, with public comments open through Oct. 16.
Falling Water Park has sat locked away since 2004. A $2 million state grant could finally open its trails and lake to the public.
Machi, one of the last living links to Zoo Atlanta's founding 1988 gorilla troop, was euthanized this week as 27-year-old Lulu awaits a holiday-season birth.
A $700,000 federal grant will turn a vacant lot next to Crawford W. Long Middle School into a park students help design themselves.
Zach Schumber says he nearly spit out his snorkel finding the spiny-shelled mussel many feared was gone from Georgia rivers for good.
Georgia's first protected species overhaul in 20 years would add monarch butterflies and diamondback rattlesnakes while easing rules for native plant nurseries.
A federal proposal would ease e-bike rules at Georgia sites like Kennesaw Mountain and Cumberland Island, but watchdogs warn of erosion risks.
Atlanta Safari Park says its new Commerce exhibit is Georgia's first walk-through kangaroo habitat, with staff on hand to keep guests safe.
The three-mile Rottenwood Creek Trail segment kicks off a network eventually stretching from Kennesaw Mountain to the Chattahoochee River.
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