Georgia Wood-Using Industries Directory

…chips, sawdust, shavings Phone: 706-271-8444 Email:jim@calworthco.com Website: www.calworthwoodproducts.com Canfor – Moultrie Physical Address: 900 6th Street NE Moultrie, GA 31776 County: Colquitt Mill Size: F Mailing Address: P.O. Box 3457…

FAQs

…trees capture and store carbon in forest vegetation, soil and forest products, it is called “Carbon Sequestration.” Find out more about Carbon Sequestration. What are ecological services? Ecological services are…

Resources

…state/local, and private property. It accounts for carbon in aboveground and belowground live and dead biomass, aboveground and belowground understory vegetation, coarse woody debris, soil, and leaf litter. This estimate…

Community Wildfire Protection Plan

…they can reduce their risk through alternative development patterns. It is achieved with input from local parties such as: state and local fire agencies homeowners and landowners city councils utilities…

Wildfire Prevention

…and a cell phone to call 911. Wildfire prevention is paramount, and GFC provides a variety of services including: fire detection issuing burn permits wildfire suppression and prevention services emergency…

Incident Command System

…policies and responsibilities. For instance: GFC handles wildfire suppression in the State of Georgia. Rural and city fire departments protect local communities. Timber companies are responsible for protecting their forest…

Water Quality & BMPs

…and others involved with silvicultural operations about common-sense, economical and effective practices to minimize non-point source pollution (soil erosion and stream sedimentation) and thermal pollution. These minimum practices are called…

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) in Georgia

…of these trees is costly at both the urban and landscape levels. There are several management options available for different levels of homeowners/landowners. At the landscape level, biological and chemical

Forest Biomass

…chemical products. Trees with dbh of 5″ – 9″ are typically used for paper and chemical products and are lower in value. Thinning of forest stands is a major source…