R3 For College Students- A Practitioner's Guide and Academics Afield Toolkit

R3 For College Students – A Practitioner’s Guide and Academics Afield Toolkit was developed after years of R3 programming, research, and refinement. Recommendations have been made possible by the support of dozens of conservation professionals and academics across the country. Its purpose is to guide you in developing your own college focused outreach efforts. This guide is broken into two sections. The first, A Practitioner’s Guide, supports the conclusion that college R3 programming efficiently reaches diverse audiences (e.g., women, people of color, young adults from urban areas). The second section, An Academics Afield Toolkit, outlines the curriculum and program implementation advised to create life-long participants. We do not have funding available, but hope to provide you tools to successfully secure your own resources creating great outcomes for conservation.

An Addendum, R3 Programming at Historically Black Colleges and Universities – An Academics Afield Toolkit Addendum describes the research conclusions and lessons learned during implementation of the proven Academics Afield model to Black students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Our goal was to recruit and retain diverse young adults into hunting and shooting with an emphasis on open dialogue and trusting relationships. We implemented a comprehensive social science research assessment to improve understanding of minority students’ hunting-related perceptions and behaviors that has molded Academics Afield to best support this audience’s needs and preferences.

These projects were supported by the Multi-State Conservation Grant program of the Office of Conservation Investment (previously known as the Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration Programs) of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service jointly managed by the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WSFR #F18AP00171, #F19AP00094 #F21AP00678 and #F22AP00937), National Shooting Sports Foundation, Georgia Wildlife Federation, North Carolina State University, and the Georgia R3 Initiative including GA DNR Wildlife Resources Division, National Wild Turkey Federation, Georgia Chapter of Safari Club International and Ducks Unlimited.

R3 for College Students Guide and Toolkit Resources

The Practitioner’s Guide, PowerPoint Presentations, Black Colleges Addendum and Appendix is publicly available. As the Academics Afield Program is copyrighted by Georgia Wildlife Federation, to view the Academics Afield Toolkit or the material in its’ entirety we ask you to provide name and email prior to viewing with the purpose of transparency. To download a single comprehensive document select the final option “R3 For College Students: A Practitioner’s Guide and Toolkit.” If you have questions reach out to education@gwf.org.