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Nine-banded Armadillo: Protected from Nose to Tail
By: Ashlyn Halseth The nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) is a mammal that thrives off the expansion and relocation of humans. They once were limited on their ability to migrate by America’s large rivers and lack of temperate habitat; however, while people...
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Academics Afield Expands to Georgia Southern University
Covington, GA – GWF is expanding our Academics Afield program to Georgia Southern University thanks to continued support from the National Shooting Sports Foundation. “Georgia Southern is a perfect fit for Academics Afield with the Shooting Sports Education Center...
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North American River Otters: Watershed Heroes
By Ashlyn Halseth When most Georgia residents hear the word “otter”, they tend to overlook our native species and focus on the marine mammal, the sea otter or Enhydra lutris. While these fuzzy aquatic carnivores are vital to their ecosystem on the west coast and east...
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Camo Coalition Legislative Update
Thank you for your continuing participation in the Camo Coalition network. Your involvement makes legislators and regulators - the folks that set the policies on our wildlife, game, sportfish and natural resources - take notice. Your engagement in the past has made a...
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Job Announcement: Facilities Maintenance Technician
The Georgia Wildlife Federation (GWF), the state’s oldest member-supported conservation organization, seeks a Facilities Maintenance Technician. This part-time (3 day/week) position handles trail and property maintenance, basic facility repairs, and property...
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Job Announcement: Special Events & Tradeshow Assistant
The Georgia Wildlife Federation (GWF), the state’s oldest member-supported conservation organization, seeks a Special Events & Tradeshow Assistant. This part-time (3 day/week) position handles invoicing, payment collections and customer support for tradeshows and all...
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Job Announcement: Academics Afield Coordinator
Employer: Georgia Wildlife Federation Job Type: Internship (minimal hours most weeks and up to 40 hours on programming weeks) Location: Statesboro, GA Start Date: February 2020 Job Description: The Georgia Wildlife Federation is seeking qualified candidates for a...
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College Program Gets a Facelift and Hires New ABAC Coordinator
Covington, GA – GWF has rebranded its college learn-to-hunt program as Academics Afield. Just this past semester deer, dove, squirrel, and waterfowl programs were hosted at ABAC and UGA. Of those participating in the programs, nearly 70 had never hunted previously,...
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Georgia Wildlife Federation Partners with Delta Waterfowl to Expand Hunting Opportunities for College Students
Covington, GA – Georgia Wildlife Federation’s College Learn-to-Hunt Program got off the ground January 2019 with support from the National Shooting Sports Foundation. The program has taken off with our Campus R3 Coordinators (Parker Gerdes [ABAC] and Calvin Ellis...
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University Hunting Program Strengthening Family Ties
Bonding with family members can be achieved through many activities, but none come close to those involved with the outdoors. Multiple participants in Georgia Wildlife Federation's College Learn-to-Hunt Program at the University of Georgia were able to find these...
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What’s Georgia without the Call of the Bobwhite?
My love of the outdoors stems from early morning walks into the woods with my dad as we went to hunt. As I grew older, I would listen to my grandfather and dad talk for hours about the prince of game birds, the bobwhite quail. But even in the 1970s, the familiar...
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Support Georgia Wildlife Federation with Target Circle
GWF is honored and excited to announce that we have been chosen to participate in a special charitable giving campaign, sponsored and funded by Target. And you have the chance to help direct a portion of Target's donation to us! Now through January 5, vote for us...
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