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=Georgia Highlands Wetlands= Rome, GA 30161 Georgia Highlands Wetlands webpage

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Georgia Highlands Wetlands
Coordinates: 34.1713344, -85.2015495 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Georgia Highlands Wetlands
A twenty-acre tract between Georgia Highlands College and the Floyd County Industrial Park has been set aside as a protected natural wetland ecosystem in an effort to preserve valuable biodiversity, improve water quality through natural means, and encourage public interest and education in environmental science. Through cooperative efforts among public and private agencies, a 1200-foot boardwalk, including two observation platforms, has been built through previously inaccessible willow swampland.

Designed and built by Georgia Highlands College plant operations personnel and funded from various public and private sources, the boardwalk was dedicated in 1996. Since then, student groups of all ages have participated in field trips, water quality studies, and species inventory.

The boardwalk also provides an extension to the popular recreational perimeter trail around Georgia Highlands College's Paris Lake, available to the public. We invite you to stroll among the wonders of wetness and discover the bounty of wildlife secluded within. From Georgia Highlands Wetlands webpage

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