Land

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
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Find Your Place with Garden & Gun Land
Begin your next chapter at one of these Southern havens
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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
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Champions of Conservation
Seed of Change
Hallie Shoffner heralds the effects of climate extremes from her family’s research spread
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Champions of Conservation
The Farmers’ Advocate
Savi Horne helps keep agriculture sustainable for Black farmers
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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