Summer just isn’t complete without getting a little wet. From the idle to the intense, there are several river adventures available for day trips near Athens, offering simple tubing as well as advanced whitewater rafting. Big Dogs On The River, located on Atlanta Highway in Athens, offers kayaking down the Middle Oconee River. Customers park [...]

Photos by Frances Micklow

Log rolling, turkey calling and fly casting — just typical parts of spring break for University students competing in the Forestry and Wildlife Conclaves. This year, 38 students traveled to Auburn, Ala., to compete in the Wildlife Conclave March 17-20, and beat out about 20 schools for the first-place overall win and numerous other prizes. [...]

Ben Cleary is on a roll, or perhaps a reel. The University student and expert angler teamed up with UGA student Randy Tolbert to earn second place at the sixth annual College Bass National Championship on Brewer Lake in the Ozarks over the weekend. The pair’s catch tipped the scales at 11.53 pounds. Jonas Ertel [...]