About Education Programs

Georgia is rich with opportunities to discover the state’s diverse natural and historic resources and to explore the environmental issues it faces. Whether you are a teacher, student, business leader, government official or interested citizen, the Department of Natural Resources has education programs designed to help you learn and grow, get outdoors and improve your environment.

Learn & Grow

Maybe you want to know how to identify plants and animals or understand where your drinking water comes from. The Department of Natural Resources conducts workshops, classes and events that let you learn from instructors. DNR also provides tools that you can use to teach and learn on your own.

Workshops, classes and events

• Statewide calendar of environmental education events
• State Park & Historic Site interpretive programs and events
• Wildlife Resources Division public programs
• Adopt-A-Stream workshops
• Georgia Youth Birding Competition

Teaching and Learning Resources for Teachers/Schools

• Georgia Green and Healthy Schools
• Project WET (Water Education for Teachers)
• Project WILD for Teachers
• Flying WILD for Teachers
• Georgia Adopt-A-Stream (navigate to Teacher's Corner)
• Drought in Georgia unit for 6th grade earth science teachers
• Clean Air lesson plans for grades 1-12
• State Parks & Historic Site field trips
• WRD Education Centers
• Conserve Georgia
• Searchable database of environmental education resources

Learning Resources for Kids

• River of Words K-12 Poetry and Art Project
• Youth Birding Competition T-shirt art contest
• Georgia Give Wildlife a Chance Poster Contest for K-5th students
• Junior Ranger Program for children ages 6-12

Learning Resources for Everyone

• Georgia river basin and watershed maps
• Georgia wildlife fact sheets
• Georgia wildlife fact sheets & PowerPoint presentations
• Know the Connection: Coastal Georgia fact sheets
• Historic resources
• Fishes of Georgia Atlas
• Guide to Marine Fishes of Georgia
• Protected Species
• Birding Resources
• State Wildlife Action Plan
• State Park Museums

Get Outdoors

The natural world is a living laboratory where we can learn incredible lessons. From hikes in the forest and animal encounters to compass skills and pond studies, the Department of Natural Resources’ staff can show you the way. Visit a state park or wildlife education center for a guided nature program today.

• Hunter Education Courses
• Boater Education Courses
• Kids Fishing Events
• WRD Education Centers
• Go Fish Education Center
• State Parks & Historic Sites interpretive and recreation programs
• Get Outdoors Georgia

Improve Your Environment

Would you like to get more involved in your community and help protect our natural and historic resources? The Department of Natural Resources wants to make you part of the solution with the following programs:

• Sustainable Office Toolkit
• Clean Air Campaign for employers
• School Bus Retrofit Program
• Take the Georgia Green and Healthy Schools pledge
• Conserve Georgia
• Conserve Water Georgia - What will you do to use less water?
• Adopt-A-Stream volunteer water quality monitoring
• Adopt-A-Stream's amphibian monitoring program
• Rivers Alive annual waterway clean-up
• Wildlife conservation volunteer opportunities
• Nongame Wildlife Tax Check-Off
• Landowner incentive programs
• Preserve history

Volunteer opportunities also are available with the Parks, Recreation & Historic Sites Division.

Educators may also want to visit The Online Guide to Environmental Education (EE) in Georgia - EEinGeorgia.org.  This "one-stop" site offers EE lesson plans based on state curriculum standards, searchable EE resource database (including grants and contests), statewide calendar of EE events, directory of EE organizations, directory of Georgia's EE model schools, EE news, and easy to access facts about Georgia's environment.