Birds Georgia is a bird conservation nonprofit that has an office on Warner Street in Atlanta. It runs free field trips, certifies yards as wildlife sanctuaries, and teaches adults, teachers and teens about birds. It also restores bird habitat across Georgia.
AWARE Wildlife Center cares for injured and orphaned native Georgia wild animals and teaches people how to live peacefully with wildlife. If you find an animal that needs help, you ask first through their contact form. They also give free weekend tours and animal programs.
Chattahoochee Nature Center is a nonprofit nature park with 127 acres along the Chattahoochee River in Roswell. Visitors can hike trails, see gardens and live native animals, and paddle canoes. It also runs summer and seasonal camps, classes for all ages, school programs, and a wildlife clinic for injured birds of prey, reptiles and amphibians.
Blackyard Chickenz is a backyard chicken and homestead farm in Austell. It sells pasture-raised chicken and duck eggs, and sometimes baby chicks and baby goats. With the nonprofit Positive American Youth, it brings rescued farm animals to schools so kids can learn about farm life.
Noah's Ark is a nonprofit animal sanctuary on 121 acres in Locust Grove. It gives a home to abused, neglected and unwanted animals, including primates, large cats, bears and farm animals. People can visit, take tours and kids' programs, join as members, volunteer, or do court-ordered community service.
Blue Heron Urban Farms and Sanctuary is a farm owned by a Black and Hispanic woman farmer. It grows produce, specialty crops and medicinal herbs with regenerative methods. It also keeps land as a safe home for birds and other wildlife.
Mustang and Wild Horse Rescue of Georgia is a volunteer-run nonprofit near Canton. It takes in mustangs and wild horses that were adopted from the government and later unwanted, abandoned or mistreated. It gentles and heals them so they can be adopted again, and it welcomes volunteers.
