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Carson Love Joins GWF as UGA’s Academics Afield Coordinator
Carson Love is a junior at the University of Georgia’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources studying Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences (UGA). Thanks to the support from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Wildlife Restoration Program, GWF recently hired her...
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Public Access to Public Assets: Georgia’s Fish Belong to All of Us
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Public Access to Public Assets: Georgia’s Fish Belong to All of Us Georgia is blessed with tremendous beauty and tremendous opportunity to enjoy the outdoors. We have mountains and valleys, coastal plain and breathtaking marshlands. We have...
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US Senate Advances Most Significant Wildlife Conservation Bill in Half-Century
Recovering America’s Wildlife Act Will Safeguard Species from Bobwhite Quail to Monarch Butterfly Covington, GA – The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee’s bipartisan vote to advance the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act brings the most significant...
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From Start to Finish-A Student Coordinator’s Experience Leading Academics Afield
By Cody Ellis, UGA Academics Afield Coordinator Academics Afield has been a very neat and exciting experience for me as the Coordinator for UGA. Not only did I get to teach students how to be involved with the outdoors, I was able to share my passion with them. I...
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Job Announcement: Office Assistant
The Georgia Wildlife Federation (GWF), the state’s oldest member-supported conservation organization, seeks an Office Assistant to support all administrative duties and ensure the office is operating smoothly. This position reports to the President & CEO. Location:...
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The Call of the Bobwhite
A bipartisan bill would help bobwhite quail -- along with thousands of species nationwide. By Mike Worley President & CEO, Georgia Wildlife Federation My love of the outdoors stems from early morning walks into the woods with my dad as we went to hunt. As I grew...
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The Hype, The Hunt, The Hope
By Zach Stevens, ABAC Academics Afield Coordinator The Hype Spring hunting opportunities through Academics Afield at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College can engender excitement. The squirrel hunt in February particularly aroused interest among the newer cohorts of...
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Job Announcement: Facilities Maintenance Technician
THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED. 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...
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Artemis Georgia Hunt Camp Leads to the Retention of Women Hunters
By Bre Bashford, Georgia R3 Coordinator Artemis Georgia focuses on establishing strong community bonds among women to ensure continuation amongst our female hunters and anglers. Over the Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend, six women gathered for adventure and to encourage...
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Mom Attends Field to Fork Adult Learn to Hunt Program to Connect with Teenage Sons
By Bre Bashford, Georgia R3 Coordinator Forsyth, GA-Tasha Bishop speaks to a Food to Fork coach Justin Mizell brainstorming ways to improve her accuracy with her crossbow. It’s the Friday of a weekend learn to hunt event with five other pairs of students and volunteer...
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Who Says You Can’t Teach an Old Dog New Tricks? Adults Learn to Hunt Deer Through Field to Fork
By Bre Bashford, Georgia R3 Coordinator Forsyth, GA- Participants arrived for a weekend of learning and left with inspiration and a new-found connection to the outdoors. Field to Fork participants are especially interested in hunting as a means to put high quality...
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Job Announcement: Academics Afield Coordinator
Georgia Southern Academics Afield Coordinator Employer: Georgia Wildlife Federation (GWF) Location: Statesboro, GA Position Length: One semester with potential for extension Job Type: Internship (5-10 hours/week, up to 20 on hunt weeks) Job Description: The Georgia...
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