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New Website Improves the Timber Harvest Notification Process in Georgia

Posted on January 18, 2022March 1, 2022

…become the required format for counties to receive timber harvest notifications. The Association County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG) was instrumental in aiding the design and launch of Georgia’s new Timber…

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