Gov. Kemp and DNR Leaders honor 2021 Forestry for Wildlife Partners

Gov. Brian Kemp recently recognized three corporate forest landowners for their stewardship and land management practices benefiting wildlife across Georgia. CatchMark Timber Trust, Georgia Power, and Weyerhaeuser are the agency’s 2021 Forestry for Wildlife partners.  Administered by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division, the Forestry for Wildlife Partnership is a voluntary program that has promoted sustainable forest and wildlife conservation in forestry practices for 25 years. Partner projects focus on making improvements that sync with Georgia’s Bobwhite Quail Initiative and State Wildlife Action Plan, two statewide strategies.  This year’s partners were recognized in a letter from Gov. Kemp and lauded by DNR Commissioner Mark Williams and leaders in the DNR Wildlife Resources Division. Williams noted that with more than 90 percent of Georgia lands privately owned, working with landowners to help wildlife is critical.