Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division
Kim Morris-Zarneke currently serves as a Senior Program Manager at the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division, responsible for the daily operations of the Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center since November 2016. Previously, Kim was the Manager of Education Programs at the Georgia Aquarium, overseeing a team focused on environmental education, exhibit design, professional development, and program assessment from July 2005 to November 2016. Earlier experience includes the role of Adopt-A-Stream State Coordinator for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, where responsibilities included managing a volunteer water quality monitoring program and coordinating the Rivers Alive cleanup initiative. Kim's career began at Zoo Atlanta as the Manager of Distance Learning, where management of distance learning programs was a key focus. Academic qualifications include a Certificate in Environmental Education from the University of Georgia, a Master of Science in Aquarium Sciences and Biology from the University of Maryland at Baltimore County, and a Bachelor of Science in Biology with a minor in Environmental Sciences from SUNY Geneseo.
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Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division
Wildlife Resources Division Mission: to conserve, enhance and promote Georgia’s fish and wildlife resources and outdoor heritage through science-driven research, management, regulation, and education. The Game Management Section (GM) manages one million acres of land in 90 Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) for hunting, fishing, wildlife enhancement, bird watching, hiking, camping and conservation education. GM conducts research and surveys to monitor hunter harvest, wildlife populations and habitat. These efforts support setting regulations and other management activities. GM also provides technical assistance to landowners, private organizations and governmental agencies. The Fisheries Management Section (FM) manages 500,000 acres of lakes, 12,000 miles of warm water streams and 4,000 miles of trout streams to provide high quality sport fishing. FM surveys fish populations to determine sound management approaches and set regulations. FM also constructs and maintains public boat ramps and fish attractors, investigates pollution and fish kills, assesses environmental reviews, provides technical assistance to environmental agencies, operates fish hatcheries and Public Fishing Areas. The Nongame Conservation Section (NCS) conserves and protects nongame wildlife and plants and their habitats through public education, research and management. NCS conducts research and surveys on a wide variety of nongame wildlife, identifies critical habitats and implements species and habitat restoration programs. NCS encourages the appreciation and enjoyment of observing wildlife, catalogues and distributes information on occurrences of rare plants, animals and natural communities, participates in cooperative habitat management with private and corporate landowners and leads WRD conservation education efforts.