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Improving Forestland for Wildlife - Self Paced
Self Paced ELC course
Sponsored by: Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources
Date: Sep 22, 2025 to Apr 30, 2026
Forestry professionals and landowners (private and industrial) in the Southeast are increasingly interested in managing forest land to enhance habitats for game species. This virtual self-paced course aims to provide technical information on specific techniques, including forestry best management practices (BMPs), used to enhance and preserve white-tailed deer, turkey, and quail habitat on forested land.
Modules include:
- Forestry Best Management Practices
- Tools for Improving Wildlife Habitat
- Food Plots and Wildlife Orchards Part 1
- Food Plots and Wildlife Orchards Part 2
Taking the Course
- Contact Dr. James Johnson at james.johnson26@uga.edu in order to gain access to the course. Do not pay for the course until after you have completed and passed all quizzes.
- There are 4 modules and their respective quizzes located in the "Content" section.
- Watch videos for each topic and/or read the transcript.
- Take and pass the accompanying quizzes with a grade of 80% or better.
- CFE's: Once you have completed course & quizzes, contact Dr. James Johnson at james.johnson26@uga.edu to receive your certificate. (More information about CFE's)
Earning Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
This online course has been reviewed and approved for 4.0 hours of Category 1-CF Continuing Forestry Education (CFE) credits and 3.0 hours of Category B and 1.0 Category A Master Timber Harvester (MTH) renewal credits. This course fulfills all of the annual MTH renewal credit requirements. All four modules of this course must be completed to receive credit, no partial credit has been approved. Anyone seeking CEUs is expected to view all of the video material and/or avail themselves of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant alternatives and successfully complete the appropriate assessment quiz for each presentation in a module. Successful completion or attaining a passing score means answering correctly 4 out of 5 (80% correct) of the questions per quiz. Your CEU certificate will be awarded via email and your record of completion will be submitted to the SAF for inclusion in their electronic database and a separate database will be kept at UGA for verification as needed. The fee for this 4-hour course is $120.00 and must be paid prior to receiving CFE or MTH renewal credits. Contact James Johnson (james.johnson26@uga.edu) for details.
Registration
The last day for registration is 12/10/2025
Register Now!Registration Cost.........................................$120.00
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