Georgia’s wildlife officials are launching an academy for high school students in an effort to boost interest in one day working for the Department of Natural Resources.
“Lots of young people like to be outdoors,” said Career Academy director Lindsey Brown. “Some of them even imagine spending the rest of their lives out there. A desk job is just not appealing to them.”
The Career Academy will also focus on the importance of conservation and runs for one week in July at Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center in Mansfield and Georgia 4-H at Camp Jekyll on Jekyll Island.
Students will work alongside various DNR staff including game wardens, park rangers and technicians working in the field.
Brown said he hopes students will get to see they can try a huge array of outdoor jobs and not just the careers students see at a traditional career day.
