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Georgia R3 Initiative’s Summit Returns to Inspire Innovative Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Programming
Annual event offers collaboration on passing along the traditions of hunting, angling, and sport shooting to others Covington, GA – The GA R3 Summit is back, stirring excitement for innovative conservation and outdoor recreation programming. This annual gathering...
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Georgia Wildlife Federation and Partners Recognized as Clean 13 Heroes by Georgia Water Coalition
Recipients and Supporters Gather from Across the State to Celebrate Every other year, the Georgia Water Coalition (GWC) shines a spotlight on exceptional individuals, businesses, industries, non-profit organizations, and governmental agencies whose remarkable...
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Sometimes Lightning Strikes and We Get Thunder… A Non-Traditional Path into Hunting
Sometimes lightning strikes, and we get thunder... A non-traditional path into hunting Sometimes lightning strikes, and we get thunder. No, I’m not referring to electricity and sonic booms. I’m making a comparison to the specific set of conditions that need to be met...
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Georgia Wildlife Federation’s Academics Afield Program Receives SITKA Ecosystem Grant
Covington, GA – The Academics Afield Program, operated by Georgia Wildlife Federation, was recently awarded $10,000 from the SITKA Ecosystem Grant for encouraging the hunting experience. The Academics Afield program aims to address the need for increased access and...
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Keeping Georgia Wild Family Festival Returns for a Day of Outdoor Adventure and Conservation Education
Annual event offers an opportunity to try archery, tree-climbing, fishing and more MANSFIELD, GA – The annual Keeping Georgia Wild Family Festival, a community event promoting outdoor recreation and conservation education, is back for another exciting year at the...
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Camo Coalition Legislative Update: April 2024
The 2024 legislative session officially ended March 28th! First and foremost, thank you for all your help this session! We would not have made progress on important conservation issues without you. Representatives and Senators acknowledged your calls and emails in...
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Albany State University’s Busy Spring Semester
The beginning of 2024 was a busy time for the Academics Afield students at Albany State University. After finishing the first week of school, students with the Academics Afield program went out on a learn-to-hunt deer hunt. We visited the Mike Commander Shooting Range...
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Celebrate Earth Day with the Georgia Wildlife Federation
Annual Event Brings Together Volunteers to Help Remove Invasive Species from Local Wetland BUFORD — The Georgia Wildlife Federation is hosting its annual Earth Day Event at Mill Creek Nature Center on Saturday, April 20th, from 9am - 11am in Buford. Each year,...
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Camo Coalition Legislative Update: March 2024
This has been a tremendously active year at the Capitol for Camo Coalition and you are making a real difference for the future of hunting and fishing. Thursday, February 29, marked a watershed day in the Legislature. Known as Crossover Day, any...
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A Tale of Rabbits and Students
Statesboro students recently went out on their third hunting trip in their Academics Afield programming. The 2023-2024 SY cohort, funded by the Georgia State Chapter of NWTF, had two previous hunts where the intended game species was not successfully harvested. During...
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New Resource Highlights R3 Strategies for Connecting College Students to Hunting
A Practitioner’s Guide and Academics Afield Toolkit Covington, GA – Georgia Wildlife Federation (GWF) just released a comprehensive guide and toolkit outlining the benefits of engaging college students for hunter recruitment, retention and reactivation. Packed with...
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Job Announcement: Sportsman’s Programs Specialist
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