HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is an administrative agency of the U.S. state of
Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...
. The agency has statewide responsibilities for managing and conserving Georgia’s natural, cultural, and historical resources, and has five divisions: *Coastal Resources *Environmental Protection *Law Enforcement * Parks, Recreation & Historic Sites *Wildlife Resources The DNR is headed by a
commissioner A commissioner (commonly abbreviated as Comm'r) is, in principle, a member of a commission or an individual who has been given a commission (official charge or authority to do something). In practice, the title of commissioner has evolved to in ...
, currently Mark Williams. The department's Board of Natural Resources is composed of 18 citizens who oversee
rulemaking In administrative law, rulemaking is the process that executive and independent agencies use to create, or ''promulgate'', regulations. In general, legislatures first set broad policy mandates by passing statutes, then agencies create more deta ...
for the agency. Members are appointed by the
governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...
and approved by the state senate. The Historic Preservation Division was transferred from the DNR to the Department of Community Affairs in 2020.


Mission

The mission of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources is to sustain, enhance, protect and conserve Georgia’s natural, historic and cultural resources for present and
future generations Future generations are cohorts of hypothetical people not yet born. Future generations are contrasted with current and past generations, and evoked in order to encourage thinking about intergenerational equity. The moral patienthood of future g ...
, while recognizing the importance of promoting the development of commerce and industry that utilize sound environmental practices.


See also

*
Geologic map of Georgia Geologic mapping of Georgia is the creation of geologic maps, special-purpose maps made to show geological features, of the State of Georgia in the United States. Rock units or geologic strata are shown by colors or symbols to indicate where they ...
- Produced by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources *
List of State Fish and Wildlife Management Agencies in the U.S. This article is a list of state and territorial fish and wildlife management agencies in the United States, by U.S. state or territory. These agencies are typically within the State Executive Branch. In most states these agencies manage hunting an ...
*
List of law enforcement agencies in Georgia This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 628 law enforcement agencies employing 26,551 s ...


References


External links


Georgia Department of Natural Resources
{{authority control State law enforcement agencies of Georgia (U.S. state) Natural Resources, Georgia Department of State environmental protection agencies of the United States Natural resources agencies in the United States Maritime law enforcement agencies of the United States