Hi, I'm Danielle Atkins.

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 My Education:

I received my Bachelor's of Science in Forest Resources in wildlife sciences in 2012 from the University of Georgia's Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources and continued to receive my Master of Forest Resources in 2013.

My Experience:

Working for the Georgia Forestry Commission for nearly 5 years, I witnessed the struggles women landowners often have when abruptly inheriting their forestlands, which is when I first started developing women-focused workshops (2016). I've worked with the nationally awarded Sustainable Forestry and Land Retention Program while with GFC as well as a private forestry consultant, which have helped me level up my landowner education skills and further understand the complexities of generational family land and succession problems. This all lead to the start of Land and Ladies in 2020, where I have been CEO/Founder and lead forester since!

 Having served in several leadership roles and being involved with the Georgia Forestry Association since 2014, and leadership positions at the regional, state and local chapter level of the Society of American Foresters since 2014, I'm very in tune and integrated within the forest industry as a whole. In 2020 I also received the Young Alumni Award from my alma matter, the University of Georgia's Warnell School of Forestry. I understand the processes from seed to stump. I'm a registered forester in Georgia (#2997) and have a passion for helping women landowners across the southeast.  Since 2016 I've specialized in women's focused outreach education and training development, which led to a partnership with the University of Georgia's Warnell School of Forestry to the launching of Land and Ladies in 2020.

I'm a wife, mom to three kids and landowner to our 41 acres of hardwood mix. We'll be starting our homeschooling adventure in Fall of 2024 and I strive to always help my kids explore their passions and curiosity. I wasn't a straight-A college student and believe application and experience is JUST AS important as book-knowledge! Despite my lack of impressive undergraduate GPA I was accepted into the Blue Key Honor Society at UGA my senior year (2012)! My dream was to work in Disney's Environmental Education (one of many) but turned down an internship to Animal Kingdom, to have a chance to apply to forestry graduate school! I've volunteered at a local wildlife sanctuary zoo where I participated in many wildlife outreach education events, accidentally let some bears out of the exhibit onto walking trails, and befriended a barn owl. Oh, and we have backyard chickens, a 13 year old dog and two cats!