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Connecting with Community at the Keeping Georgia Wild Festival
The second annual Keeping Georgia Wild Family Festival, held May 18 at the Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center in Mansfield, proved once again to be a wonderful community outreach opportunity for GWF. Staff, board, volunteers, and representatives from other sponsoring...
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ABAC students take a break from the books to burn some powder!
We just finished up the first annual ABAC Skeet Shooting Tournament. We did keep score and award a few prizes, but this event was much more about having a little fun while burning some powder and introducing new people to the sport. This tournament was part of our...
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GWF Hires Biologist for Private Lands Program
GWF is excited to announce that Evan Wheeler, Private Lands Biologist, has joined our team to provide forestry and wildlife habitat management technical assistance to landowners in central Georgia. Evan earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in Wildlife Sciences at Auburn...
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GWF Celebrates Georgia’s Clean 13 with the Georgia Water Coalition
On March 14, approximately 200 guests gathered for the Georgia Water Coalition's Clean 13 Celebration to recognize extraordinary efforts on the part of businesses, industries, local governments, non-profit organizations, and individuals to protect Georgia's water and...
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Leadership Georgia Class of 2019 Kicked-off Their Visit to Albany with a Bang
Leadership Georgia is regarded as one of the nation’s oldest and most successful leadership training programs. Their alumni are quite impressive including leaders in business, non-profits, and elected officials that are all working together for a better Georgia. This...
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Campus R3 Coordinator Continues Warnell Learn-to-Hunt Program
Recruitment, retention, and reactivation (R3) programs intended to increase hunting participation are popping up left and right across the country, and 40 states now fund R3 positions. Amid the excitement surrounding the R3 “movement”, an important question lingers:...
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GWF Receives Funding to Repair Boardwalks at the Alcovy Conservation Center
Georgia DNR Awards $3,000 through Watchable Wildlife Grant program Georgia Wildlife Federation is one of six recipients of Georgia DNR's 2019 Watchable Wildlife Grant program. The purpose of the GA DNR program is to improve public opportunities to see and learn about...
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National Wildlife Federation Honors Atlanta, Georgia as one of America’s Top 10 Cities for Wildlife
Anna Vecchio // Mar 12, 2019 // Reston, VA – The National Wildlife Federation is honoring the nation’s most wildlife-friendly cities as part of its 81st annual National Wildlife Week and Atlanta, GA earned the number two spot on the list. Wildlife in urban and...
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A Healthy River Starts with Small Streams
By Mike Worley, President Georgia Wildlife Federation The Chattahoochee River serves as Atlanta’s lifeblood and provides drinking water for more than four million people in the metro area. Sportsmen and women also know that the river is home to some of the best...
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Georgia Wildlife Federation Partners with National Shooting Sports Foundation to Hire Campus R3 Coordinators
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Charles Evans, cevans@gwf.org Covington, GA – Georgia Wildlife Federation (GWF) announces the hiring of Seth Cook and Parker Gerdes. As Campus R3 Coordinators at the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens and Abraham Baldwin Agricultural...
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Prescribed Fire Benefits People and Wildlife
Covington, GA –In a proclamation ceremony on February 4, Governor Kemp recognized February 3 - 10 as Prescribed Fire Awareness Week in Georgia. Georgia Wildlife Federation President Mike Worley, currently serving as chair of the Georgia Prescribed Fire Council, was in...
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Jan 7, 2019 – Camo Coalition Update
The 2019 Georgia General Assembly is in full swing and we've been busy at the Capitol monitoring bills that might affect your land, water, wildlife, and hunting and fishing opportunities. We don't want to bombard you with emails. If you see an action alert come your...
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