landowner

Private landowners hold the key to the future of wildlife conservation and environmental quality. The goal of the private lands initiative is to help Georgia's private landowners meet their wildlife habitat and population objectives.

The Private Lands Program (PLP) includes:

Georgia’s Wildlife Resources Division received a grant that gives us a great opportunity to partner with private landowners. We can now offer lease payments in exchange for well-managed outdoor recreation access for the public. Whether you own 10 acres or 5,000 acres, we are interested in talking with you about leasing land for public access to hunting, fishing, or wildlife viewing. So far, we have created a wide variety of hunting opportunities for dove, waterfowl, deer, small game and turkey.

The links below will take you to external websites with pond management information.

References at these websites to fish being provided at no cost to pond owners by DNR, an on-site pond consultations by DNR, are outdated.

DNR no longer conducts on-site pond consultations or provides fish for private ponds