Privately-owned working forests cover over 90 percent of Georgia, providing 22 million acres of forested landscape that support the state’s bird population. Although they are some of the most biologically diverse ecosystems for forest-dependent species, the birding community has experienced limited opportunity to access these privately-owned lands.
The birding access permit program is designed to facilitate connections between the birding community looking for places to birdwatch and forest landowners interested in allowing recreational birdwatching on their property. The permit program is hosted on Orbis’ My Outdoor Agent online platform.
The Georgia Forestry Foundation’s membership community includes a broad range of private forestland owners from across the state. This makes the Foundation an ideal partner with Georgia Audubon to expand the state’s birding access while benefitting its forest landowners.
Birders in Georgia Audubon Community
Acres of Private Forestland in Georgia
Orbis is a company that provides technology solutions for land asset management. They focus on simplifying the process of acquiring and managing large land holdings. My Outdoor Agent is an online platform run by Orbis that shows listings for land for recreational use.
Landowners can gain an alternative revenue source from birders who purchase permits to birdwatch on their property.
If you’re interested in registering your property, please reach out to Nick DiLuzio
Email: nick@gffgrow.org | Phone: 478-992-8110
GFF has teamed up with Orbis to provide an online platform to connect birders and forest landowners across the state to:
Birding permits are available for purchase to anyone who will comply with your property use guidelines, and My Outdoor Agent’s terms of use.
Please direct questions to Olivia Parrott at olivia@gffgrow.org or call (478) 992-8110
Habitat Stewardship ProgramThe Georgia Audubon Habitat Stewardship Program is a new conservation program geared toward large land holdings and the people who own and manage them. It is designed to enable property stewards to make improvements to their land for the benefit of native wildlife while also connecting them to educational resources, technical assistance programs, cost-sharing and revenue-generating programs, engagement and research opportunities, perks associated with Georgia Audubon membership such as early access and program discounts, recognition as an official “Habitat Steward” in our program, and more.
