Explore and Enjoy Georgia’s Public Lands
…WMA footprint. As a result, both WMA’s have expanded to roughly 27,000+ acres each. Today, Dawson and Paulding Forests have grown into two of the most popular WMA’s in Georgia….
State Managed Forests
…forest is managed as a Wildlife Management Area (WMA) by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division (DNR-WRD) and is one of the largest WMA’s in the state….
2024-2025 Dawson Forest WMA Trail Use Schedule and Restrictions
Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area (WMA) City of Atlanta Tract – Trail Schedule (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025)
Chickasawhatchee WMA FY25
County: Baker
Location: Chickasawhatchee WMA
Deadline: 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, October 22nd, 2024
Bid Process Contact: Ben Hammond, GFC, 706-612-3729
Sale Area Contact: Michael Staton, GA DNR, 404-844-6448
GFC Intern Spotlight: Jackson Wright – Learning About GFC State Lands
…Bartram Forest, where I got engaged; and Ocmulgee, Redlands, and Cedar Creek WMA, where I have fond memories of hunting and camping with close friends. I am grateful to be…
Resources
…Health Specialist, as they discuss the characteristics, common look-a-likes, and location of Cogongrass. Cogongrass Video Cogongrass.org Comprehensive information on cogongrass in Georgia along with links to other southeastern state efforts…
Southern Pine Beetles
…Bugwood.org. Figure 5: Active southern pine beetle spot – Photo by Gerald J. Lenhard, Louisiana State University, Bugwood.org. Needles turn pale green to yellow to red, then brown (Figure 5)….
Cogongrass.org
Comprehensive information on cogongrass in Georgia along with links to other southeastern state efforts on cogongrass
Don’t Move Firewood.org
The Don’t Move Firewood campaign is an outreach partnership managed by The Nature Conservancy. The overarching goal of the campaign is to protect trees and forests all across North America from invasive insects and diseases that can travel in or on contaminated firewood.
