Land
Individual
Georgia is the largest state east of the Mississippi River with diverse landscapes ranging from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Piedmont of the Atlanta area, and the Coastal Plain. As we continue to grow, more stress is placed on our land resources. Together we can help preserve our state’s natural resources for years to come. Click on the links below to learn how you can conserve Georgia’s land.
Bring one for the Chipper
Bring one for the Chipper is Georgia's annual Christmas tree recycling program.
Conservation District Education & Outreach
Conservation District Education & Outreach program promotes increased awareness of and importance of soil & water conservation among Georgia's citizens.
Conservation of Soil and Water Resources
The Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission (GSWCC) provides soil and water program oversight to locally led soil and water conservation districts, landowners/users, and local, state, and federal governments to maintain, conserve, and wisely use the soil and water resources for all Georgians.
Earth911.org
Information on recycling, product stewardship and other sustainability topics.
Engineered Soils and Landscape Systems
Engineered Soils & Landscape Systems (ES&LS) are Low Impact Development strategies used to imitate natural watershed hydrologic functions that infiltrate, evaporate, filter and slow the velocity of the runoff.
Georgia Carbon Registry
Provides forest landowners, municipalities, and public and private entities with an official mechanism for the development, documentation, and reporting of carbon sequestration projects undertaken in Georgia.
Georgia Land Conservation Program
Provides landowners with land conservation funding options including grants, low interest loans, and tax incentives that augment local, state, and federal funding sources to achieve the permanent conservation of land.
Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites
Details about all 63 state parks and historic sites within Georgia, operated by the Department of Natural Resources.
Get Outdoors Georgia
Get Outdoors Georgia (GO Georgia) shows families how easy and fun it is to get outdoors and get fit. Get Out. Get Dirty. Get Fit.
Great American Clean-up
Keep America Beautiful's Great American Cleanup includes beautifying parks and recreation areas, cleaning seashores and waterways, handling recycling collections, picking up litter, planting trees and flowers, and conducting educational programs and litter-free events.
Landowner Incentive Program
LIP is designed to provide cost-sharing and incentive payments for practices that benefit endangered or threatened species or other species of conservation concern.
Litter. It Costs You.
An integrated and comprehensive approach to litter, this campaign encompasses education, eradication and enforcement to clean up Georgia.
Private Lands Program
The Private Lands Program is designed to assist Georgia's private landowners in meeting their wildlife habitat and population objectives.
Wetlands Reserve Program
The Wetlands Reserve Program is a voluntary program offering landowners the opportunity to protect, restore, and enhance wetlands on their property.
Wildflower Program
The Georgia Department of Transportation's Wildflower Program creates a colorful roadside experience that gives Georgia citizens a sense of pride, and visitors another good reason to visit our beautiful state.
Wildlife Management Areas
Whether you are hunting, camping, bird watching or hiking, fishing, horseback riding, or just a person who enjoys the outdoors, Georgia's Wildlife Resources Division Areas (WRDs) are for you! There are 106 WRD areas that are located in 7 Regions.
Georgia Centennial Farms
The Georgia Centennial Farms Program recognizes family farms that help preserve Georgia's agricultural heritage by maintaining working family farms for more than 100 years.
Business
Georgia is the largest state east of the Mississippi River with diverse landscapes ranging from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Piedmont of the Atlanta area, and the Coastal Plain. As we continue to grow, more stress is placed on our land resources. Together we can help preserve our state’s natural resources for years to come. Click on the links below to learn how you can conserve Georgia’s land.
Better Hometowns
The programs of Better Hometown assist Georgia cities and neighborhoods in the development of their core commercial areas.
Bring one for the Chipper
Bring one for the Chipper is Georgia's annual Christmas tree recycling program.
Conservation of Soil and Water Resources
The Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission (GSWCC) provides soil and water program oversight to locally led soil and water conservation districts, landowners/users, and local, state, and federal governments to maintain, conserve, and wisely use the soil and water resources for all Georgians.
Engineered Soils and Landscape Systems
Engineered Soils & Landscape Systems (ES&LS) are Low Impact Development strategies used to imitate natural watershed hydrologic functions that infiltrate, evaporate, filter and slow the velocity of the runoff.
Georgia Land Conservation Program
Provides landowners with land conservation funding options including grants, low interest loans, and tax incentives that augment local, state, and federal funding sources to achieve the permanent conservation of land.
Great American Clean-up
Keep America Beautiful's Great American Cleanup includes beautifying parks and recreation areas, cleaning seashores and waterways, handling recycling collections, picking up litter, planting trees and flowers, and conducting educational programs and litter-free events.
Litter. It Costs You.
An integrated and comprehensive approach to litter, this campaign encompasses education, eradication and enforcement to clean up Georgia.
Partnership for a Sustainable Georgia
The Partnership for a Sustainable Georgia assists Georgia businesses in using continuous improvement tools to reach better environmental results and a better bottom line. It provides Partners free assistance, opportunities to connect with other leaders, and recognition for sustainability efforts. The program is free and open to any business or organization that operates in Georgia.
UGA Cooperative Extension
Promotes economic viability and global competitiveness of Georgia agriculture, fosters environmental stewardship and wise management of natural resources, and ensures the production and distribution of safe food, feed and fiber.
Wildflower Program
The Georgia Department of Transportation's Wildflower Program creates a colorful roadside experience that gives Georgia citizens a sense of pride, and visitors another good reason to visit our beautiful state.
Georgia Centennial Farms
The Georgia Centennial Farms Program recognizes family farms that help preserve Georgia's agricultural heritage by maintaining working family farms for more than 100 years.
Educator
Georgia is the largest state east of the Mississippi River with diverse landscapes ranging from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Piedmont of the Atlanta area, and the Coastal Plain. As we continue to grow, more stress is placed on our land resources. Together we can help preserve our state’s natural resources for years to come. Click on the links below to learn how you can conserve Georgia’s land.
Conservation District Education & Outreach
Conservation District Education & Outreach program promotes increased awareness of and importance of soil & water conservation among Georgia's citizens.
Conservation of Soil and Water Resources
The Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission (GSWCC) provides soil and water program oversight to locally led soil and water conservation districts, landowners/users, and local, state, and federal governments to maintain, conserve, and wisely use the soil and water resources for all Georgians.
Environmental Education in Georgia
Gives educators access to Georgia's environmental and conservation education resources in one place by providing a searchable online organization directory, school directory, calendar of events, and resource database.
Georgia Green and Healthy Schools Program
The Georgia Green and Healthy Schools Program assists and supports schools in understanding and practicing environmentally sound principles. Students and teachers use self-assessment tools to conduct school-based investigations then implement improvement projects in up to six topic areas including solid waste management.
Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites
Details about all 63 state parks and historic sites within Georgia, operated by the Department of Natural Resources.
Litter. It Costs You.
An integrated and comprehensive approach to litter, this campaign encompasses education, eradication and enforcement to clean up Georgia.
Making the Shade
Making the Shade is designed to create healthier, shaded playground areas on elementary school campuses throughout Georgia.
Project Learning Tree
Project Learning Tree (PLT) is an award winning, multi-disciplinary environmental education program for educators and students in Pre K-grade 12.
Government
Georgia is the largest state east of the Mississippi River with diverse landscapes ranging from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Piedmont of the Atlanta area, and the Coastal Plain. As we continue to grow, more stress is placed on our land resources. Together we can help preserve our state’s natural resources for years to come. Click on the links below to learn how you can conserve Georgia’s land.
Conservation of Soil and Water Resources
The Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission (GSWCC) provides soil and water program oversight to locally led soil and water conservation districts, landowners/users, and local, state, and federal governments to maintain, conserve, and wisely use the soil and water resources for all Georgians.
Georgia Land Conservation Program
Provides landowners with land conservation funding options including grants, low interest loans, and tax incentives that augment local, state, and federal funding sources to achieve the permanent conservation of land.
Georgia Main Street Program
Assists Georgia cities and neighborhoods in the development of their core commercial areas.
Litter. It Costs You.
An integrated and comprehensive approach to litter, this campaign encompasses education, eradication and enforcement to clean up Georgia.
Sustainable Community Forestry Program
Helps community leaders recognize the value of trees and plan with them in mind and supplies the valuable resources community leaders need to develop and maintain a community tree care program.
Urban Lands Program
Improves and protects Georgia's urban soil and water resources through the use of best management practices (BMP's) as called for in the soil and water conservation districts law and delivered through soil and water conservation districts.
Water and Land Planning
The Water and Land Planning program works to improve the understanding of water use and to develop plans that improve water management and efficiency.
Wildflower Program
The Georgia Department of Transportation's Wildflower Program creates a colorful roadside experience that gives Georgia citizens a sense of pride, and visitors another good reason to visit our beautiful state.
Agriculture
Georgia is the largest state east of the Mississippi River with diverse landscapes ranging from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Piedmont of the Atlanta area, and the Coastal Plain. As we continue to grow, more stress is placed on our land resources. Together we can help preserve our state’s natural resources for years to come. Click on the links below to learn how you can conserve Georgia’s land.
Agriculture Pollution Prevention (AgP2)
The Agricultural Pollution Prevention Program (AgP2 program) works with Georgians who are concerned about soil and water quality and want to ensure that their land is protected for future generations.
Animal Waste Awareness in Research and Extension (AWARE)
AWARE facilitates awareness of animal waste issues and serves as a catalyst for providing waste utilization solutions to Georgia's animal production industry.
Conservation of Soil and Water Resources
The Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission (GSWCC) provides soil and water program oversight to locally led soil and water conservation districts, landowners/users, and local, state, and federal governments to maintain, conserve, and wisely use the soil and water resources for all Georgians.
Erosion and Sediment Control Education and Certification Program
Learn about planning, programs and control of erosion and sediment.
Forest Health in Georgia
The Forest Health program provides both field support and technical outreach to land managers to alert them of any regional forest health issues, training to recognize and diagnose them, and offers mitigating advice to minimize their impacts.
Forest Land Enhancement Program
The Forest Land Enhancement Program provides for technical, educational, and cost-share assistance to promote sustainability of the NIPF forests.
Forest Legacy
The GFC is dedicated to assisting private landowners with technical advice in forest management and by holding conservation easements that support working forests.
Forest Stewardship Program
The Forest Stewardship Program (FSP) provides technical assistance, through the Georgia Forestry Commission, to nonindustrial private forest owners to encourage and enable active long-term forest management.
Georgia Land Conservation Program
Provides landowners with land conservation funding options including grants, low interest loans, and tax incentives that augment local, state, and federal funding sources to achieve the permanent conservation of land.
Litter. It Costs You.
An integrated and comprehensive approach to litter, this campaign encompasses education, eradication and enforcement to clean up Georgia.
Tree Seedlings
Provides quality, forest tree planting stock to Georgia landowners at reasonable prices.
UGA Cooperative Extension
Promotes economic viability and global competitiveness of Georgia agriculture, fosters environmental stewardship and wise management of natural resources, and ensures the production and distribution of safe food, feed and fiber.
Wildflower Program
The Georgia Department of Transportation's Wildflower Program creates a colorful roadside experience that gives Georgia citizens a sense of pride, and visitors another good reason to visit our beautiful state.
Georgia Centennial Farms
The Georgia Centennial Farms Program recognizes family farms that help preserve Georgia's agricultural heritage by maintaining working family farms for more than 100 years.