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7 State Parks for Fall Colors and Birding

10,000 Birds

There are 2,037 acres to explore, including miles of abandoned logging roads and hiking trails. While a small park of only 1,050 acres, it’s surrounded by the massive Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area. Appalachian cove forests dominate this park, which is surrounded by the northern portion of the Cherokee National Forest.

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Feral Cats in American Cities

10,000 Birds

… The ordinance would allow Minneapolis residents to establish cat “colonies” where abandoned and wild cats can be fed but also vaccinated, neutered and identified in an effort to humanely cut their population and control disease. Cats are domesticated animals that are not indigenous wildlife in North America.