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Through education, research and management, DNR's Wildlife Conservation Section safeguards Georgia's native diversity of wild animals, plants and habitats while also encouraging outdoor enjoyment. We are pleased to offer a $1,000 grant to an elementary school teacher (K–5, including science specialists) who demonstrates exceptional energy and innovation in teaching life sciences.

By Terry W. Johnson

In the real estate business it is often said the value of a property is determined by three things location, location, location. The same holds true for nesting boxes. Where you erect a bird house will determine what bird will nest there since all cavity-nesting birds prefer to nest in certain
habitats and will rarely nest anywhere else.

For that reason, try as we might, it is difficult to get an eastern bluebird to nest in a heavily wooded backyard or a screech owl to use a box in the middle of a large open yard.

The Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division maintains partnerships with four youth organizations that offer opportunities for safe instruction and competition in the various disciplines of competitive clay target shooting: 

• Archery Opportunities Beyond NASP

What Is NASP®?

Since 2003, the National Archery in the Schools Program has been an approved physical education program in Georgia. Since its beginning in Kentucky in 2002, NASP® is now taught in 14,000 schools, with more than 18 million students having gone through the program.

Hey, kids! Would you like your artwork to appear on the annual Youth Birding Competition T-shirt? How about winning an Amazon gift card for free art supplies? Then plan on taking part in the Youth Birding Competition's T-shirt Art Contest! 

DNR’s Youth Birding Competition is a fun, statewide competition held during a nine-day period coinciding with the peak of spring bird migration. Teams of two to five youths each compete by age division to find the most birds. No experience is required. The event is aimed at encouraging an awareness and appreciation of Georgia’s birds and the outdoors.

The 2025 Give Wildlife a Chance Poster Contest winners have been announced.

Details for the 2025-26 contest will be posted here this fall. In the meantime, to see how the contest operates, please review the rules for the 2024-25 contest below.