How Foresters, Loggers, Forest Owners and the Forest Industry Became Champions for Clean Water
…filter water, recharge aquifers and prevent erosion are central to supporting our fundamental need for clean water. The forest-water connection has been formally acknowledged by the forest sector for decades….
Green Infrastructure Resources
…aquifers, reduces flooding, and moderates the climate. promotes healthy exercise and access to more locally grown food. Maintaining a Green Georgia Coast Multiple state and local partners have been utilizing…
Resources
…Association, shows how green infrastructure cleans the air and water, replenishes aquifers, reduces flooding, and moderates the climate. Community Planning, Green Infrastructure, Urban & Community Forestry External Website Green Local…
Water Quality & BMPs
…managed to protect water quality and aquatic life. They provide a protective area as needed along streams and other bodies of water where disturbance and activity is limited. SMZs help…
Green Infrastructure: A Landscape Approach
Report from the American Planning Association, shows how green infrastructure cleans the air and water, replenishes aquifers, reduces flooding, and moderates the climate.
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) in Georgia
…run-off into streams. This loss of shade in riparian areas also leads to higher stream temperatures and a decrease in aquatic species diversity. What are we doing about it? Protection…
Conservation Woodland Program
…these riparian habitats. This not only protects humans, but it also provides excellent habitat for wildlife and aquatic species. The file below will supply you with information on Best Management…
Forests & Water: A Critical Combination
…forests? Forests filter rain water as it soaks into the earth and drains into aquifers, streams, and rivers. Contiguous forestlands that supply clean water can make water treatment operations more…
