Waging War on the Hemlock Wooly Adelgid
Waging War on the Hemlock Wooly Adelgid By Brandon Merz, GFC Forest Health Specialist It’s winter in Georgia, and while that means most forest pests are inactive, the hemlock woolly…
New Report Shows Continued Growth for Forestry in Georgia
…Lowrimore, “and this report has a lot of positive highlights. Forestry generated total revenue of $22 billion, increasing state tax revenues to $929 million. Wages and salaries measured $3.9 billion,…
Forests Continue to Grow Georgia’s Economy
…dollars from the sale of a wide variety of products, along with industry wages and salaries, circulate through the state to benefit Georgia. “We take great pride in our abundant…
Making the Shade Program
…determine the average value of adult volunteer labor, refer to the dollar amount specified by the Independent Sector by visiting their website. For children, use minimum wage as a standard….
Forest Industry Continues to Boost Georgia’s Economy
…Enterprise Innovation Institute, total economic activity generated by the state’s forest industry rose to $36.2 billion between 2017 and 2018. Additional gains were recorded in employment and wages and salaries,…
Arbor Day Celebrated Across Georgia in February
…$36.2 billion between 2017 and 2018, with additional gains recorded in employment and wages and salaries. Urban and community forestry contributes more than $4 billion to our state’s economy and…
GFC Centennial
…astound early colleagues who fought fires with mule-drawn wagon-loads of water and shoved logs down a river toward the mill. What they would certainly have in common, however, is an…
Georgia Marks National Forest Products Week October 17-23
…state’s second largest employer, with wages and salaries totaling just over $9 billion, and generates $977 million in state tax revenue. Some of the most common forest products made in…
GA Forestry Commission Set to Launch Leaf Watch 2023
…FOX5 (WAGA) TV in David Chandley’s afternoon weathercast and on 95.5 FM WSB Radio’s Saturday morning “Green & Growing” program with Ashley Frasca. Reports include an overview of forest conditions…
Study Shows Steady Performance by Georgia’s Forest Industry
…12.7% from the previous year to $7.1 billion in 2022. Wages and salaries for forest industry workers were $4.4 billion in 2022, an increase of 0.7% from 2021. Georgia’s pulp…
