The Education section of our website now provides expanded information about the Habitats of Georgia. There are online slide shows (Mountains, Piedmont, Swamp, Coast, and Ocean) which highlight the plants, animals, and important environmental issues for each habitat type. A Google Earth interactive map guides users to natural areas typical of the habitats, including Georgia's state parks.

Georgia Museum of Natural History acquires Singer Moye Indian Mounds.

November 17 2008 marked the official transfer of the "Singer-Moye" site, an indian mound site found in Stewart County Georgia, from the Columbus Museum to the Georgia Museum of Natural History. The site contains eight known mounds from the Mississippian period and covers approximately 35 acres.

Did you know there are hundreds of maize varieties and that corn cultivation began over 5000 years ago? Corn, or maize, is one of the most important crops of the world, as well as a model organism, revealing cutting edge concepts of basic genetics. Discover the historical, ecological, genetic (scientific) and cultural importance of corn on our Maize website.

Click here to go the the Maize website.