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Introducing College Students to Hunting and Shooting through Academics Afield
We just finished summarizing results from the first couple of semesters of Academics Afield, a GWF program that introduces college students to hunting and shooting developed in partnership with NSSF’s +ONE Movement. Here are some of the highlights. Hosted ten...
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Habitat Management Tools of the Trade: Drip Torch
By: Evan Wheeler, Private Lands Biologist Early succession plant communities dominated by grasses and forbs provide a critical habitat component for a variety of wildlife species in the Southeastern United States. However, fire suppression efforts, accompanied by land...
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Habitat Management Tools of the Trade: Wedge Prism
By: Evan Wheeler Wedge prisms are used to estimate the basal area (total cross-sectional area of tree stems in a forest stand [usually presented in ft2/acre]) of a forest stand and are readily available to private landowners and managers for a cost of about $33-90....
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The Snake with the Misleading Name
By: Ashlyn Halseth The black racer (Coluber constrictor) is a non-venomous snake found all over North and South America’s east coast. Once an adult, the black racer develops its smooth black scales and often a charismatic white/gray chin. Black racers are commonly...
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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
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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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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