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Sporting

Baptism By Quail

A hunter journeys to the famed Red Hills in pursuit of the storied bobwhite, those doing everything they can to bring it back, and his own family’s legacy

Land & Conservation

Champions of Conservation 2023

Saving wild turkeys, protecting Venus flytraps, cleaning up rivers, cultivating the crops of tomorrow, and more—the heroic efforts of these ten undersung scientists, advocates, and innovators are helping defend the South’s imperiled ecosystems

Find Your Place with Garden & Gun Land

Begin your next chapter at one of these Southern havens

Travel

Walking Virginia’s Blue Ridge Tunnel

A former railway passage offers a fascinating stroll into the dark—and the past

Land & Conservation

Mud Hole Etiquette

How to properly navigate a dirt road’s muck-filled abysses while not making them worse for the next driver

This Land

An Atlanta Forest on the Brink

The battle over South River Forest has implications for the entire region

Land & Conservation

The Benton MacKaye Trail, the Appalachian Trail’s Shorter Sibling, Guns for National Recognition 

The BMT is chock full of awe-inspiring beauty in three Southern states. Achieving rare National Scenic Trail status would really put it on the map

The Wild South

Must-Have Apps for Outdoor Adventures

Whether you hunt, fish, hike, or camp, these three apps are game changers

Arts & Culture

Step Into Nigel Parry’s Sensory-Rich Southern Landscapes

Mysterious, hazy, awash with color—Parry’s latest show, Portraits of Landscape, captures the momentary magic of South Carolina waterways on film

Land & Conservation

The Okefenokee in Peril

Inside the fight to save one of the South’s ecological wonders

Land & Conservation

Conservation’s New Frontier in South Texas

The East Foundation is on the cutting edge of studying how working landscapes can work for people, cattle, quail, and wildlife of all stripes

Land & Conservation

See Stars Close to Home in the South

You don’t have to travel to the middle of nowhere to peep stars, constellations, and galaxies

Arts & Culture

Literature’s Long History of Loving Swamps

A fascinating new book by Annie Proulx reveals the mystery and majesty of fens, bogs, and swamps

GARDEN & GUN PRESENTS

Ten Champions of Conservation

In a precarious time for our Southern ecosystems, these ten under-the-radar scientists, advocates, and groundbreakers are saving endangered butterflies, defending the Everglades, fighting for shorebirds, creating art that speaks from the heart, and more

Champions of Conservation

Seed of Change

Hallie Shoffner heralds the effects of climate extremes from her family’s research spread

Champions of Conservation

The Farmers’ Advocate

Savi Horne helps keep agriculture sustainable for Black farmers

Field Guide

An Ode to Bald Cypress, Unsung Hero of Autumn

The sentinels of the swamp also look grand in a yard

This Land

Healing Hearts in the Everglades

Rebirth and reunions in the River of Grass